chiccory

American  

[chik-uh-ree] / ˈtʃɪk ə ri /

noun

plural

chiccories

1. a variant of chicory.

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chiccory British  

/ ˈtʃɪkərɪ /

noun

1. a variant spelling of chicory

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Example Sentences

In many instances honey, which costs nothing, is substituted for sugar and chiccory for coffee; camomile or balm and lime tree flowers, infinitely more healthy, for tea, and horse-radish for pepper.

From Iermola by Kraszewski, Jo?zef Ignacy

Pessimism is not reason but a surrogate of reason; therefore, a cheat, such as the merchant who sells chiccory for coffee.

From Whirlpools A Novel of Modern Poland by Sienkiewicz, Henryk

"To see the havoc he's making in the ham and eggs and chiccory is to be convinced that there is no appetizer like regret for the sufferings of others."

From A Chance Acquaintance by Howells, William Dean

In the first place, then, the French coffee is coffee, and not chiccory, or rye, or beans, or peas.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 86, December, 1864 by Various

Bread and coffee, chiefly chiccory, make one meal; bread alone is the staple of the others, with a bit of meat for Sunday.

From Women Wage-Earners Their Past, Their Present, and Their Future by Campbell, Helen