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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Chinese \Chi"nese"\, a.
   Of or pertaining to China; peculiar to China.
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   Chinese paper. See India paper, under India.

   Chinese wax, a snowy-white, waxlike substance brought from
      China. It is the bleached secretion of certain insects of
      the family Coccid[ae] especially Coccus Sinensis.
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