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Chapter and Verse

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To give chapter and verse is to give the exact authority of a statement, as the name of the author, the title of the book, the date thereof, the chapter referred to, and any other particular which might render the reference easily discoverable.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Chaos (kaos)
Chap
Chap-book (A)
Chapeau or Chapel de Roses
Chapeau-bras
Chapel
Chapel
Chapel-of-Ease
Chaperon
Chapter
Chapter and Verse
Chapter of Accidents (A)
Chapter of Possibilities (The)
Character
Character (A)
Charbonnerie Democratique
Charge
Charge (To)
Chargé dAffaires
Charicleia
Charing Cross