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(military: a cavalry sword, as also is un bancal); une côte de bœuf (thieves'); un grand couteau (military: a cavalry sword. Literally 'a large knife'); un fauchon (popular); un fauchon de satou (a wooden sword); une gaudille or gandille; Joyeuse (the name of the sword of Charlemagne); une flambe or flamberge (the sword of Roland); une paille de fer (= cold steel); une latte (a cavalry sword); une lardoire (popular).

German Synonym. Michel (from the Hebrew michael, an executioner's sword; also Lang-*michel).

Italian Synonym. Martina.

Spanish Synonyms. Fisberta; centella (literally 'spark,' 'thunder,' 'lightning'); respeto (properly 'respect'); garrancha; durindana.

1785. Grose, Dict. Vulg. Tongue, Cheese-toaster: a sword.

1857-59. Thackeray, Virginians, x. I'll drive my cheese-toaster through his body.

Cheesy, adj. (common).—Fine or showy. The opposite of 'dusty.' [From cheese (q.v.) + y.] For synonyms, see Up to Dick.

1858. R. S. Surtees, Ask Mamma, xlviii., 211. To see him at Tattersall's sucking his cane, his cheesy hat well down on his nose. [m.]

Chemiloon, subs.—Chemise and drawers in one; a combination (q.v.).

Chepemens, subs. (old).—See quot.

1610. Rowlands, Martin Mark-all, p. 37 (H. Club's Repr., 1874). Chepemans: Cheape-side Market.

Cheque. To have seen the cheque, phr. (common).—To know positively; to be possessed of exact knowledge concerning a matter. For synonyms, see Knowing.

Cherrilets, subs. (old).—The nipples.

1599. Sylvester, Miracle of the Peace. Then those twins, thy strawberry teates, Curled, purled cherrilets?

1654. Witt's Recreations. Then nature for a sweet allurement sets Two smelling, swelling, bashful cherrylets.

Cherry, subs. (thieves').—A young girl. Cf., Cherry-ripe and Rosebud.

Cherry-Breeches.—See Cherubims.

Cherry-Coloured, adj. (common).—Either red or black; a term used in a cheating trick at cards. When the cards are being dealt, a 'knowing' one offers to bet that he will tell the colour of the turn-up card. 'Done,' says Mr. Green. The sum being named, Mr. Sharp affirms that it will be cherry-colour; and as cherries are either black or red, he wins. Grose [1785] has cherry-coloured cat for one either black or white in colour.

1834. Harrison Ainsworth, Rookwood. And forth to the heath is the scamps-man gone, His matchless cherry black prancer riding.

1886. Ill. London News, Jan. 23, p. 78, col. 2. A favourite hoax is the great exhibition, wherein a cherry-coloured cat and a rose-coloured pigeon (the meeting between Wellington and Blucher), etc., are to be shown. The former consists of a black cat and a white pigeon.

Cherry-Merry, adj. (old).—1. Convivial; slightly inebriated.