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Child"ish*ly , adv. In the manner of a child; in a trifling way; in a weak or foolish manner.

Childishness <Xpage=248>

Child"ish*ness , n. The state or quality of being childish; simplicity; harmlessness; weakness of intellect.

Childlessness <Xpage=248>

Child"less*ness , n. The state of being childless.

Childlike <Xpage=248>

Child"like (?) , a. Resembling a child, or that which belongs to children; becoming a child; meek; submissive; dutiful. " Childlike obedience."

Hooker.

&hand; Childlike , as applied to persons grown up, is commonly in a good sense; as, childlike grace or simplicity; childlike modesty.

Childly <Xpage=248>

Child"ly , a. Having tthe character of a child; belonging, or appropriate, to a child.

Gower.

Childly <Xpage=248>

Child"ly , adv. Like a child.

Mrs. Browning.

Childness <Xpage=248>

Child"ness , n. The manner characteristic of a child. [Obs.] "Varying childness ." Shak.

Children <Xpage=248>

Chil"dren (?) , n. ; pl. of Child .

Childship <Xpage=248>

Child"ship , n. The state or relation of being a child.

Chili <Xpage=248>

Chil"i (?) , n. [Sp. chili , chile .] A kind of red pepper. See Capsicum [Written also chilli and chile .]

Chiliad <Xpage=248>

Chil"i*ad (?) , n. [Gr. <?/, <?/, fr. <?/ a thousand.] A thousand; the aggregate of a thousand things; especially, a period of a thousand years.

The world, then in the seventh chiliad , will be assumed up unto God. Sir. T. More.

Chiliagon <Xpage=248>

Chil"i*a*gon (?) , n. [Gr. <?/; <?/ a thousand + <?/ angle.] A plane figure of a thousand angles and sides.

Barlow.

Chiliahedron <Xpage=248>

Chil"i*a*hedron (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ a thousand + <?/ base, fr. <?/ to sit.] A figure bounded by a thousand plane surfaces [Spelt also chilia\'89dron .]

Chilian <Xpage=248>

Chil"i*an (?) , a. Of or pertaining to Chili. -- n. A native or citizen of Chili.

Chilian, Chiliarch <Xpage=248>

Chil"i*an (?) , Chil"i*arch` (?) , n. [Gr. <?/, <?/; <?/ a thousand + <?/ leader, <?/ to lead.] The commander or chief of a thousand men.

Chiliarchy <Xpage=248>

Chil"i*arch`y (?) , n. [Gr. <?/.] A body consisting of a thousand men.

Mitford.

Chiliasm <Xpage=248>

Chil"i*asm (?) , n. [Gr. <?/, fr. <?/. See Chiliad.] 1. The millennium.

2. The doctrine of the personal reign of Christ on earth during the millennium.

Chiliast <Xpage=248>

Chil"i*ast (?) , n. [Gr. <?/. See Chiliasm .] One who believes in the second coming of Christ to reign on earth a thousand years; a milllenarian.

Chiliastic <Xpage=248>

Chili*astic (?) , a. Millenarian. "The obstruction offered by the chiliastic errors."

J. A. Alexander.

Chill <Xpage=248>

Chill (?) , n. [AS. cele , cyle , from the same root as celan , calan , to be cold; akin to D. kil cold, coldness, Sw. kyla to chill, and E. cool . See Cold , and cf. Cool .]

1. A moderate but disagreeable degree of cold; a disagreeable sensation of coolness, accompanied with shivering. "[A] wintry chill ." W. Irving.

2. (Med.) A sensation of cold with convulsive shaking of the body, pinched face, pale skin, and blue lips, caused by undue cooling of the body or by nervous excitement, or forming the precursor of some constitutional disturbance, as of a fever.

3. A check to enthusiasm or warmth of feeling; discouragement; as, a chill comes over an assemblly .

4. An iron mold or portion of a mold, serving to cool rapidly, and so to harden, the surface of molten iron brought in contact with it.

Raymond.

5. The hardened part of a casting, as the tread of a car wheel.

Knight.

Chill and fever , fever and ague.

Chill <Xpage=248>

Chill , a. 1. Moderately cold; tending to cause shivering; chilly; raw.

Noisome winds, and blasting vapors chill . Milton.

2. Affected by cold. "My veins are chill ."

Shak.

3. Characterized by coolness of manner, feeling, etc.; lacking enthusiasm or warmth; formal; distant; as, a chill reception .

4. Discouraging; depressing; dispiriting.

Chill <Xpage=248>

Chill , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Chilled (ch\'ccld) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Chilling .] 1. To strike with a chill; to make chilly; to cause to shiver; to affect with cold.

When winter chilled the day. Goldsmith.

2. To check enthusiasm or warmth of feeling of; to depress; to discourage.

Every thought on God chills the gayety of his spirits. Rogers.

3. (Metal.) To produce, by sudden cooling, a change of crystallization at or near the surface of, so as to increase the hardness; said of cast iron.

Chill <Xpage=248>

Chill , v. i. (Metal.) To become surface-hardened by sudden cooling while solidifying; as, some kinds of cast iron chill to a greater depth than others .

Chilled <Xpage=248>

Chilled (?) , a. 1. Hardened on the surface or edge by chilling; as, chilled iron; a chilled wheel.

2. (Paint.) Having that cloudiness or dimness of surface that is called " blooming ."

Chilli <Xpage=248>

Chil"li (?) , n. See Chili .

Chilliness <Xpage=248>

Chill"i*ness (?) , n. 1. A state or sensation of being chilly; a disagreeable sensation of coldness.

2. A moderate degree of coldness; disagreeable coldness or rawness; as, the chilliness of the air .

3. Formality; lack of warmth.

Chilling <Xpage=248>

Chill"ing (?) , a. Making chilly or cold; depressing; discouraging; cold; distant; as, a chilling breeze; a chilling manner.

-- Chill"ing"ly , adv.

Chillness <Xpage=248>

Chill"ness , n. Coolness; coldness; a chill.

Death is the chillness that precedes the dawn. Longfellow.

Chilly <Xpage=248>

Chill"y (?) , a. Moderately cold; cold and raw or damp so as to cause shivering; causing or feeling a disagreeable sensation of cold, or a shivering.

Chilognath <Xpage=248>

Chi"log*nath (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) A myriapod of the order Chilognatha.

Chilognatha <Xpage=248>

Chi*log"na*tha (?) , n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ lip + <?/ Jaw.] (Zo\'94l.) One of the two principal orders of myriapods. They have numerous segments, each bearing two pairs of small, slender legs, which are attached ventrallly, near together.

Chiloma <Xpage=248>

Chi*lo"ma (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ lip, fr. <?/ lip. See -oma .] (Zo\'94l.) The tumid upper lip of certain mammals, as of a camel.

Chilopod <Xpage=248>

Chi"lo*pod (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) A myriapod of the order Chilopoda.

Chilopoda <Xpage=248>

Chi*lop"o*da (?) , n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ lip + -poda .] (Zo\'94l.) One of the orders of myriapods, including the centipeds. They have a single pair of elongated legs attached laterally to each segment; well developed jaws; and a pair of thoracic legs converted into poison fangs. They are insectivorous, very active, and some species grow to the length of a foot.

Chilostoma, Chilostomata <Xpage=248>

Chi*los"to*ma (?) , Chi*lo*stom"a*ta (?) , n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ + <?/, <?/, outh.] (Zo\'94l.) An extensive suborder of marine Bryozoa, mostly with calcareous shells. They have a movable lip and a lid to close the aperture of the cells. [Also written Chillostomata .]

Chilostomatous <Xpage=248>

Chi`lo*stoma*tous (?) , a. (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to the Chilostoma.

Chiltern Hundreds <Xpage=248>

Chiltern Hundreds (?) . [ AS . Chiltern the Chiltern, high hills in Buckinghamshire, perh. Fr. ceald cold + ern , \'91rn , place.] A tract of crown land in Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, England, to which is attached the nominal office of steward. As members of Parliament cannot resign, when they wish to go out they accept this stewardship, which legally vacates their seats.

Chim\'91ra <Xpage=248>

Chi*m\'91"ra (?) , n. [NL. See Chimera .] (Zo\'94l.) A cartilaginous fish of several species, belonging to the order Holocephali. The teeth are few and large. The head is furnished with appendages, and the tail terminates in a point.

Chim\'91roid <Xpage=248>

Chi*m\'91"roid (?) , a. [ Chim\'91ra + old .] (Zo\'94l.) Related to, or like, the chim\'91ra.

Chimango <Xpage=248>

Chi*man"go [Native name] (Zo\'94l.) A south American carrion buzzard ( Milvago chimango ). See Caracara .

Chimb <Xpage=248>

Chimb (ch\'c6m) , n. [AS. cim , in cimst\'ben base of a pillar; akin to D. kim , f. Sw. kim ., G. kimme f.] The edge of a cask, etc; a chine. See Chine , n. , 3. [Written also hime .]

Chimb <Xpage=248>

Chimb , v. i. Chime. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Chime <Xpage=248>

Chime (?) , n. [See Chimb .] See Chine , n. , 3.

Chime <Xpage=248>

Chime (?) , n. [OE. chimbe , prop., cymbal, OF. cymbe , cymble , in a dialectic form, chymble , F. cymbale , L. cymbalum , fr. Gr. <?/. See Cymbal .] 1. The harmonious sound of bells, or of musical instruments.

Instruments that made melodius chime . Milton.

2. A set of bells musically tuned to each other; specif., in the pl. , the music performed on such a set of bells by hand, or produced by mechanism to accompany the striking of the hours or their divisions.

We have heard the chimes at midnight. Shak.

3. Pleasing correspondence of proportion, relation, or sound. " Chimes of verse."

Cowley.

Chime <Xpage=248>

Chime , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Chimed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Chiming .] [See Chime , n. ] 1. To sound in harmonious accord, as bells.

2. To be in harmony; to agree; to sut; to harmonize; to correspond; to fall in with.

Everything chimed in with such a humor. W. irving.

3. To join in a conversation; to express assent; -- followed by in or in with . [Colloq.]

4. To make a rude correspondence of sounds; to jingle, as in rhyming.

Cowley

Chime <Xpage=248>

Chime (?) , v. i. 1. To cause to sound in harmony; to play a tune, as upon a set of bells; to move or strike in harmony.

And chime their sounding hammers. Dryden.

2. To utter harmoniously; to recite rhythmically.

Chime his childish verse. Byron.

Chimer <Xpage=248>

Chim"er (?) , n. One who chimes.

Chimera <Xpage=248>

Chime"ra (?) , n. ; pl. Chimeras (#) . [L. chimaera a chimera (in sense 1), Gr. <?/ a she-goat, a chimera, fr. <?/ he-goat; cf. Icel. qymbr a yearling ewe.] 1. (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, foolish, or incongruous fancy, or creature of the imagination; as, the chimera of an author .

Burke.

Chimere <Xpage=248>

Chi*mere" (?) , n. [OF. chamarre ., F. simarre (cf. It. zimarra ), fr. Sp. chamarra , zamarra , a coat made of sheepskins, a sheepskin, perh. from Ar. samm\'d4r the Scythian weasel or marten, the sable. Cf. Simarre .] The upper robe worn by a bishop, to which lawn sleeves are usually attached.

Hook.

Chimeric <Xpage=248>

Chi*mer"ic (?) , a. Chimerical.

Chimerical <Xpage=248>

Chi*mer"ic*al (?) , a. Merely 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; unfounded; vain; deceitful; delusive.

Chimerically <Xpage=248>

Chi*mer"ic*al*ly , adv. Wildy; vainly; fancifully.

Chiminage <Xpage=248>

Chim"i*nage (?) , n. [OF. cheminage , fr. chemin way, road.] (Old Law) A toll for passage through a forest. [Obs.]

Cowell.

Chimney <Xpage=248>

Chim"ney , n. ; pl. Chimneys (#) . [F. chemin\'82e , LL. caminata , fr. L. caminus furnace, fireplace, Gr. <?/ furnace, oven.] 1. A fireplace or hearth. [Obs.]

Sir W. Raleigh.

2. That part of a building which contains the smoke flues; esp. an upright tube or flue of brick or stone, in most cases extending through or above the roof of the building. Often used instead of chimney shaft .

Hard by a cottage chimney smokes. Milton.

3. A tube usually of glass, placed around a flame, as of a lamp, to create a draft, and promote combustion.

4. (Min.) A body of ore, usually of elongated form, extending downward in a vein.

Raymond.

Chimney board , a board or screen used to close a fireplace; a fireboard. -- Chimney cap , a device to improve the draught of a chimney, by presenting an exit aperture always to leeward. -- Chimney corner , the space between the sides of the fireplace and the fire; hence, the fireside. -- Chimney hook , a hook for holding pats and kettles over a fire, -- Chimney money , hearth money, a duty formerly paid in England for each chimney. -- Chimney pot (Arch.) , a cylinder of earthenware or sheet metal placed at the top of a chimney which rises above the roof. -- Chimney swallow . (Zo\'94l.) (a) An American swift ( Ch\'91ture pelasgica ) which lives in chimneys. (b) In England, the common swallow ( Hirundo rustica ). -- Chimney sweep , Chimney sweeper , one who cleans chimneys of soot; esp. a boy who climbs the flue, and brushes off the soot.

Chimney-breast <Xpage=248>

Chim"ney-breast` (?) , n. (Arch.) The horizontal projection of a chimney from the wall in which it is built; -- commonly applied to its projection in the inside of a building only.

Chimney-piece <Xpage=248>

Chim"ney-piece` (?) , n. (Arch.) A decorative construction around the opning of a fireplace.

Chimpanzee <Xpage=248>

Chim*pan"zee (?) , n. [From the native name: cf. F. chimpanz\'82 , chimpans\'82 , chimpanz\'82e .] (Zo\'94l.) An african ape ( Anthropithecus troglodytes <--, Pan troglodytes-->or Troglodytes niger ) which approaches more nearly to man, in most respects, than any other ape. When full grown, it is from three to four feet high.

Chin <Xpage=248>

Chin (?) , n. [AS. cin , akin to OS. kin , G kinn , Icel. kinn , cheek, Dan. & Sw. kind , L. gena , Gr. <?/; cf. Skr. hanu . \'fb232.] 1. The lower extremity of the face below the mouth; the point of the under jaw.

2. (Zo\'94l.) The exterior or under surface embraced between the branches of the lower jaw bone, in birds.

China <Xpage=248>

Chi"na (?) , n. 1. A country in Eastern Asia.

2. China ware, which is the modern popular term for porcelain. See Porcelain .

China aster (Bot.) , a well-known garden flower and plant. See Aster . -- China bean . See under Bean , 1. -- China clay See Kaolin . -- China grass , Same as Ramie . -- China ink . See India ink . -- China pink (Bot.) , an anual or biennial species of Dianthus ( D. Chiensis ) having variously colored single or double flowers; Indian pink. -- China root (Med.) , the rootstock of a species of Smilax ( S. China , from the East Indies; -- formerly much esteemed for the purposes that sarsaparilla is now used for. Also the galanga root (from Alpinia Gallanga and Alpinia officinarum ). -- China rose . (Bot.) (a) A popular name for several free-blooming varieties of rose derived from the Rosa Indica , and perhaps other species. (b) A flowering hothouse plant ( Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis ) of the Mallow family, common in the gardens of China and the east Indies. -- China shop , a shop or store for the sale of China ware or of crockery. -- China ware , porcelain; -- so called in the 17th century because brought from the far East, and differing from the pottery made in Europa at that time; also, loosely, crockery in general. -- Pride of China , China tree . (Bot.) See Azedarach .

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Chinaldine <Xpage=249>

Chin*al"dine (?) , n. [NL. chinium quinine + aldehyde .] (Chem.) See Quinaldine .

Chinaman <Xpage=249>

Chi"na*man (?) , n. ; pl. Chinamen (<?/) . A native of China; a Chinese.

Chincapin <Xpage=249>

Chin"ca*pin (?) , n. See Chinquapin .

Chinch <Xpage=249>

Chinch (?) , n. [Cf. Sp. chinche , fr. L. cimex .] 1. (Zo\'94l.) The bedbug ( Cimex lectularius ).

2. (Zo\'94l.) A bug ( Blissus leucopterus ), which, in the United States, is very destructive to grass, wheat, and other grains; -- also called chiniz , chinch bug , chink bug . It resembles the bedbug in its disgusting odor.

Chincha <Xpage=249>

Chin"cha (?) , n. [Cf. Chinchilla .] (Zo\'94l.) A south American rodent of the genus Lagotis .

Chinche <Xpage=249>

Chinche (?) , a. [F. chiche miserly.] Parsimonious; niggardly. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Chincherie <Xpage=249>

Chinch"er*ie (?) , n. Penuriousness. [Obs.]

By cause of his skarsete and chincherie . Caucer.

Chinchilla <Xpage=249>

Chin*chil"la (?) , n. [Sp.] 1. (Zo\'94l.) A small rodent ( Chinchilla lanigera ), of the size of a large squirrel, remarkable for its fine fur, which is very soft and of a pearly gray color. It is a native of Peru and Chili.

2. The fur of the chinchilla.

3. A heavy, longnapped, tufted woolen cloth.

Chinchona, Chincona <Xpage=249>

Chin*cho"na (?) , Chin*co"na (?) . See Cinchona .

Chin cough <Xpage=249>

Chin" cough" (?) . [For chink cough ; cf. As. cincung long laughter, Scot. kink a violent fit of coughing, akin to MHG. k\'c6chen to pant. Cf. Kinknaust , Cough .] Whooping cough.