Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Obsolete forms of chemist, chemistry.
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- noun Someone who plays the
chimes .
Etymologies
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chime + -ist
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Examples
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Three of his favorites, chimist for chemist, neger for negro and zeber for zebra, are incidentally interesting as showing changes in American pronunciation.
Chapter 8. American Spelling. 2. The Influence of Webster Henry Louis 1921
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He abandoned zeber in 1828, but remained faithful to chimist and neger to the last.
Chapter 8. American Spelling. 2. The Influence of Webster Henry Louis 1921
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