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▪ I. † ˈchattery, n. Obs.
[f. chatter v., after battery.]
Chatting, chat, chatter.
1789F. Burney Diary & Corr. V. 17 There was no lack of chattery and chatterers. 1813Ibid. VII. 13 She certainly would not leave town without seeking another chattery with her old friend.
▪ II. chattery, a.|ˈtʃætərɪ|
[f. chatter + -y1.]
1. Characterized by chattering.
1869Pall Mall G. 6 July 11 As chattery in the teeth as if their under jaws were loose. 1878Disraeli Let. 6 July (1929) II. 177 She is..very chattery and amusing. 1955E. Bowen World of Love ii. 42 Any charm of a chattery circle had been broken by condemnatory pushing apart and back of armchairs.
2. dial. ‘Stony or pebbly. Craven’ (Halliwell). |