Anagrams of: CHALCEDONIES

• a red dyestuff consisting of dried bodies of female cochineal insects

• Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye

• closed or squeezed together tightly

• closed or squeezed together tightly

• a red dyestuff consisting of dried bodies of female cochineal insects

• Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye

• a milky or greyish translucent to transparent quartz

• any of various tiny insects whose larvae are parasites on eggs and larvae of other insects; many are beneficial in destroying injurious insects

• a bridge hand that is void of trumps

• a movable barrier used in motor racing; sometimes placed before a dangerous corner to reduce speed as cars pass in single file

• the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

• defeat someone through trickery or deceit

• raise trivial objections

• repeated regularly without thought or originality