Webster's Dictionary 1913

3187

Childly (2)

Child″ly, adv. Like a child. Mrs. Browning.

3188

Childness

Child″ness, n. The manner characteristic of a child. “Varying childness.” Shak.

3189

Children

Chil″dren (?), n.; pl. of Child.

3190

Childship

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

3191

Chilean

Chil″e‐an (?), a. Of or pertaining to Chile.

3192

Chilean (2)

Chil″e‐an, n. A native or resident of Chile; Chilian.

3193

Chilean pine

Chilean pine. (Bot.) Same as Monkey-puzzle.

3194

Chili

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

3195

Chiliad

Chil″i‐ad (?), n. 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.Si...

3196

Chiliagon

Chil″i‐a‐gon (?), n. A plane figure of a thousand angles and sides. Barlow.

3197

Chiliahedron

Chil″i‐a‐hedron (?), n. A figure bounded by a thousand plane surfaces [Spelt also chiliaëdron.]

3198

Chilian

Chil″i‐an (?), a. Of or pertaining to Chili. — n. A native or citizen of Chili.

3199

Chilian (2)

{ Chil″i‐an (?), Chil″i‐arch′ (?), } n. The commander or chief of a thousand men.

3200

Chiliarchy

Chil″i‐arch′y (?), n. A body consisting of a thousand men. Mitford.

3201

Chiliasm

Chil″i‐asm (?), n. 1. The millennium.2. The doctrine of the personal reign of Christ on earth during the millennium.

3202

Chiliast

Chil″i‐ast (?), n. [Gr. �. See Chiliasm.] One who believes in the second coming of Christ to reign on earth a thousand years; a millenarian.

3203

Chiliastic

Chili‐astic (?), a. Millenarian. “The obstruction offered by the chiliastic errors.” J. A. Alexander.

3204

Chill

Chill (chĭl), 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 mod...

3205

Chill (2)

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. Characte...

3206

Chill (3)

Chill, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Chilled (chĭld); 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 d...

3207

Chill (4)

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.

3208

Chilled

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 “bloomi...

3209

Chilli

Chil″li (?), n. See Chili.

3210

Chilliness

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 ch...

3211

Chilling

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

3212

Chillness

Chill″ness, n. Coolness; coldness; a chill.Death is the chillness that precedes the dawn.Longfellow.

3213

Chilly

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.