Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A kitten.

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  • proper noun A diminutive of the male given name Chester.

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Examples

  • Vietnamization, a term Chet often puzzled over, although he'd heard it several times from the more recent arrivals, was supposedly going on in the southern provinces.

    Honorbound Taylor, Laura 1988

  • With his doggy ways and his endearingly hardboiled voice, Chet is full of heart and occasionally prone to mischief.

    Dog On It by Spencer Quinn: Book summary 2010

  • An 'dem pieces yo' orated den was a hull lot nicer dan w'at Mars 'Chet is sayin'.

    The Girls of Central High on the Stage: or, The Play That Took the Prize 1914

  • The name Chet Edwards outside of Texas, the halls of Congress, or the inside of Nancy Pelosi’s rolodex, is a name unfamiliar to most Americans.

    Just who is Chet Edwards? 2008

  • But pro-nuclear power Democrats on the Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee -- namely Chet Edwards (D-TX), Chaka Fatta (D-PA), and Marion Berry (D-AR) -- made a stink of their own, leading to the postponement of the bill's mark up session in late June.

    Art Levine: Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt Join Fight on Nuke Vote Today 2010

  • And not just any dog but this one here, namely Chet.

    Dog on It Spencer Quinn 2009

  • And not just any dog but this one here, namely Chet.

    Dog on It Spencer Quinn 2009

  • While this crime-solving duo is fronted by overweight, schlumpy, ex-detective, now private investigator, Bernie Little, it's his faithful ex-K-9 partner and mutt called Chet that's the real sell with this audiobook.

    Tom Alderman: Clever Domestic Thriller and Crime-Stopping Pooch -- Audio Book Reviews 2009

  • And not just any dog but this one here, namely Chet.

    Dog on It Spencer Quinn 2009

  • Before leaving he used one of the phones at triage to call Chet and Lisa, saying simply that Kathleen remained stable, but he'd be staying in the hospital to catch up on some paperwork.

    Critical Condition Clement, Peter, M.D 2002

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