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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Chil′i, n. p. 224The pod of the Cayenne or Guinea pepper.Chill'i-ness, n. p. 224A sensation of coolness. 2. A moderate degree of coldness; as, the chilliness of the air.Chill'ing-ly, adv. p. 224In a chilling manner.Chill'ness, n. p. 224Coolness; coldness; a shivering.Chil'ly, a. p. 224Moderately cold, so as to cause shivering; causing a disagreeable sensation of cold, or a shivering. The midnight air falls chilly on my breast. Mason.Chil'o-gnāth, n. p. 224(Zoöl.) One of a group of the myriapods, q. v.Chĭl'o-grām, n. p. 224See KILOGRAM.Chīl′o-pŏd, n. p. 224(Zoöl.) An animal of the order of myriapods.Chĭl'tern Hūn'dreds p. 224A tract in Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, England, to which is attached the nominal office of steward, under the crown. As members of parliament can not resign their seats, when they wish to go out…Chī-mæ'ri-dæ, n. pl. p. 224(Zoöl.) A family of cartilaginous fishes, distinguished from the other families of the cartilaginous order by the head being furnished with appendages, and the tail terminating in a point. King of…Chī-mæ'roid, a. p. 224Related to, or like, the chimæridæ.Chīmb, n. p. 224The edge of a cask, &c. See CHINE, 3. [Written also chime.]Chīme, n. p. 224The harmonious sound of bells, or of other musical instruments. We have heard the chimes at midnight. Shak. 2. A set of bells musically tuned to one another. 3. Pleasing correspondence of proportion…Chime, v. i. p. 224See CHIMB. 1. To sound in harmonious accord, as bells. 2. To be in harmony; to agree; to suit; to harmonize; to correspond. Every thing chimed in with such a humor. W. Irving. 3. To make a rude…Chīme, v. t. p. 224To move, strike, or cause to sound in harmony, as a set of bells arranged as a chime.Chīme, n. p. 224The edge or brim of a cask or tub, formed by the ends of the staves.Chīm'er, n. p. 224One who chimes.Chi-mē'rā, n. p. 224(Myth.) A monster represented as vomiting flames, and as having the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and the tail of a dragon. “Dire chimeras and enchanted isles.” Milton. 2. A vain or foolish…Chi-mēre', n. p. 224The upper robe worn by a bishop, to which lawn sleeves are usually attached. Hook.Chī-mēr'ie-al, a. p. 224Merely imaginary; fanciful; fantastic; wildly or vainly conceived; having, or capable of having, no existence except in thought; as, chimerical projects. Syn.—Imaginary; fanciful; fantastic; wild…Chī-mĕr'ie-al-ly, adv. p. 224Wildly; vainly; fancifully; fantastically.Chim'i-na'ge, n. p. 224(Law.) A toll for passage through a forest. Cowell.Chĭm'ney, n. p. 224The place where the fire is made in a house; the fire-place or hearth. [Obs.] Raleigh. 2. The vent or passage through which the smoke is carried up to the open air. Hard by a cottage chimney smokes.…Chĭm'ney-bōard, n. p. 224A board used to shut up a fire-place; a fire-board.Chim'ney-côr'ner, n. p. 224The corner of a fire-place, or the space between the fire and the sides of the fire-place.Chim'ney-hōōk, n. p. 224A hook for holding pots and kettles over a fire.Chĭm'ney-mōn'ey, n. p. 224Hearth-money, a duty paid for each chimney in a house. [Eng.]Chim'ney-piēce, n. p. 224An ornamental piece of wood or stone set round a fire-place.Chim'ney-pôt, n. p. 224A cylinder of earthen ware, resembling in appearance a stone pot, placed at the top of chimneys to prevent smoking.Chim'ney-shāft, n. p. 224(Arch.) The part of a chimney which rises above the building.Chim'ney-swal'lōw, n. p. 224(Ornith.) A kind of swallow (the Cypselus pelasgius) which lives in chimneys.Chim'ney-sweep or Chim'ney-sweep'er, n. p. 224One whose occupation is to sweep and scrape chimneys, to clean them of the soot that adheres to their sides.Chim-păn'zee, n. p. 224(Zool.) The African orang-outang (Troglodytes niger), a species of the monkey tribe which approaches most nearly to man. It is a native of Africa, and when full grown is from three to four feet high.…Chin, n. p. 224The lower extremity of the face,Chī’na, n. p. 224A species of earthen ware made in China, or in imitation of that made there;—called also China ware and porcelain.Chi'nă-ăs'ter, n. p. 224(Bot.) A species of the Aster family, having large flowers, formerly called Aster Chinensis, now referred by botanists to the genus Callistephus.Chĭ'nă-clāy, n. p. 224See KAOLIN.Chĭ'nă-īnk, n. p. 224See INDIAN-INK.Chĭ’na-ôr’ange, n. p. 224The sweet orange, said to have been originally brought from China.Chī'nă-pink, n. p. 224(Bot.) A kind of pink; the Dianthus Chinensis. London.Chī'nă-rōot, n. p. 224(Med.) The root of a species of Smilax (S. China), brought from the East Indies;—formerly much esteemed for the purposes that sarsaparilla is now used for.Chī'nā-rōse, n. p. 224(Bot.) A species of Hibiscus (H. rosa-sinensis), very common in the gardens of China and the East Indies. London.Chī'nă-wâre, n. p. 224See CHINA.Chĭne'a-pĭn, n. p. 224(Bot.) The dwarf chestnut (Castanea pumila), a tree that rises eight or ten feet, with a branching, shrubby stem, producing a nut.Chĭnch, n. p. 224(Entom.) The bed-bug (Cimex lectularius). 2. An insect or bug, resembling the bed-bug in its disgusting odor, which is very destructive to wheat and other grains; — also called chintz, chinch-bug…Chin-chĭl'la, n. p. 224(Zool.) A small rodent animal (Chinchilla lanigera), of the size of a large squirrel, chiefly remarkable for its fine fur, which is very soft and of a pearly-gray color. It is a native of Peru and…Chin'-cough, n. p. 224(Med.) A disease attended with violent paroxysms of coughing; hooping-cough.Chīne, n. p. 224The back-bone or spine of an animal. “And chine with rising bristles roughly spread.” Dryden. 2. A piece of the back-bone of an animal, with the adjoining parts, cut for cooking. 3. The chimb or…Chīne, v. t. p. 224To cut through the back-bone of; to cut into chine-pieces.Chīned, a. p. 224Pertaining to, or having, a chine, or back-bone;—used in composition. Beau. & Fl.Chī-nēse', a. p. 224(Geog.) Pertaining to China.Chī-nēşe', n. sing. & pl. p. 224(Geog.) A native or the natives of China. 2. The language of China.Chīn’gle, n. p. 224Gravel free from dirt; shingle. See SHINGLE.Chīn'gly, a. p. 224See SHINGLY.Chĭnk, n. p. 224A small cleft, rent, or fissure, of greater length than breadth; a gap or crack; as, the chinks of a wall. Through one cloudless chink, in a black, stormy sky, Shines out the dewy morning star.…Chĭnk, v. i. p. 225To crack; to open.Chĭnk, v. t. p. 225To open or part and form a fissure in. 2. To fill up the chinks of; as, to chink a wall.Chĭnk, n. p. 225A short, sharp sound, as of metal struck with little violence. “Chink of bell.” Cowper. 2. Money; cash. [Cant.] “To leave his chink to better hands.” Somerville.Chĭnk, v. t. p. 225To cause to sound, as coins, small pieces of metal, or any small, sonorous bodies, by bringing them into collision with each other. Pope.Chĭnk, v. i. p. 225To make a small, sharp sound, as by the collision of little pieces of money, or other small sonorous bodies. Arbuthnot.