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madder

EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionary

after earlier alchemistri, alcumistry "alchemy"

NOTE: Regarding distinctions between chemistry and alchemy see note at chemist.

chic

noun

ˈshēk

Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

smart elegance and sophistication especially of dress or manner style //wears her clothes with superb chic
a distinctive mode of dress or manner associated with a fashionable lifestyle, ideology, or pursuit //wearing the latest in urban chic //New Age chic
a faddishly popular quality or appeal
also something (such as a practice or interest) having such appeal //… the transient tides of academic chic. — Irving Kristol

adjective

NOTE: Regarding distinctions between chemistry and alchemy see note at chemist.

chic

noun

ˈshēk

smart elegance and sophistication especially of dress or manner style //wears her clothes with superb chic
a distinctive mode of dress or manner associated with a fashionable lifestyle, ideology, or pursuit //wearing the latest in urban chic //New Age chic
a faddishly popular quality or appeal
also something (such as a practice or interest) having such appeal //… the transient tides of academic chic. — Irving Kristol

adjective