or Khíos Island, Aegean Sea. It lies 5 mi (8 km) west of Turkey and, with some adjacent islands, constitutes a department of Greece. Of volcanic origin, it is 30 mi (48 km) long and 8-15 mi (13-24 km) wide with an area of 325 sq mi (842 sq km). It was noted in antiquity as Homer's birthplace and the home of a school of sculptors. It was colonized by Ionians but became subject to Persia in 546 BC. Though later a member of the Delian League, it revolted several times against Athens. It prospered successively under Rome, Venice, Genoa, and the Ottoman Empire; it passed to Greece after the Balkan Wars (1912-13). The city of Chios is the department's capital
(Kios) The man of Chios Homer, who lived at Chios, near the Ægean Sea Seven cities claim to be his place of birth- Smyrna, Rhodos, Colophon, Salamis, Chios, Argos, Athe'næ - Varro Chip or Chips A carpenter is known by his chips A man is known to be a carpenter by the chips in his workshop, so the profession or taste of other men may be known by their manners or mode of speech There is a broadcloth slang as well as a corduroy slang; a military, naval, school, and university slang Such carpenters, such chips As the workman, so his work will be Brother Chip Properly a brother carpenter, but in its extended meaning applied to anyone of the same vocation as ourselves (Es nostræ fasciæ; Petronius ) The ship's carpenter is, at sea, commonly addressed as chips Saratoga chips Potatoes sliced thin while raw, and fried crisp Sometimes called chipped potatoes