Chilling Chill"ing adjective Making chilly or cold; depressing; discouraging; cold; distant; as, a chilling breeze; a chilling manner. --
Chill"ing"ly ,
adverb
Chillness Chill"ness noun Coolness; coldness; a chill. Death is the chillness that precedes the dawn.
Longfellow.
Chilly Chill"y adjective Moderately cold; cold and raw or damp so as to cause shivering; causing or feeling a disagreeable sensation of cold, or a shivering.
Chilognath Chi"log·nath noun (Zoology) A myriapod of the order Chilognatha.
Chilognatha Chi·log"na·tha noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek ... lip +
gna`qos Jaw.]
(Zoology) One of the two principal orders of myriapods. They have numerous segments, each bearing two pairs of small, slender legs, which are attached ventrally, near together.
Chiloma Chi·lo"ma noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... lip, from ... lip. See
-oma .]
(Zoology) The tumid upper lip of certain mammals, as of a camel.
Chilopod Chi"lo·pod noun (Zoology) A myriapod of the order Chilopoda.
Chilopoda Chi·lop"o·da noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek ... lip +
-poda .]
(Zoology) 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 Chi·los"to·ma, Chi·lo·stom"a·ta noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek ... + ..., ..., outh.]
(Zoology) 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 Chi`lo·stoma·tous adjective (Zoology) Of or pertaining to the Chilostoma.
Chiltern Hundreds Chiltern Hundreds [ AS . Chiltern the Chiltern, high hills in Buckinghamshire, perhaps Fr. ceald cold + ern , ærn , 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.
Chimango Chi·man"go [ Native name] (Zoology) A south American carrion buzzard ( Milvago chimango ). See Caracara .
Chimb Chimb (chīm)
noun [ Anglo-Saxon
cim , in
cimstān base of a pillar; akin to Dutch
kim , f. Swedish
kim ., German
kimme f.]
The edge of a cask, etc; a chine. See Chine , noun , 3. [ Written also
chime .]
Chimb Chimb intransitive verb Chime. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
Chime Chime (chīm)
noun [ See
Chimb .]
See Chine , noun , 3.
Chime Chime (chīm)
noun [ Middle English
chimbe , prop., cymbal, Old French
cymbe ,
cymble , in a dialectic form,
chymble , French
cymbale , Latin
cymbalum , from Greek
ky`mbalon . 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
plural ,
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 Chime intransitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Chimed ;
present participle & verbal noun Chiming .] [ See
Chime ,
noun ]
1. To sound in harmonious accord, as bells. 2. To be in harmony; to agree; to suit; 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 Chime intransitive verb 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 Chim"er noun One who chimes.
Chimera Chime"ra noun ;
plural Chimeras . [ Latin
chimaera a chimera (in sense 1), Greek ... a she-goat, a chimera, from ... he-goat; confer Icelandic
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 Chi·mere" noun [ Old French
chamarre ., French
simarre (cf. Italian
zimarra ), from Spanish
chamarra ,
zamarra , a coat made of sheepskins, a sheepskin, perhaps from Arabic
sammūr the Scythian weasel or marten, the sable. Confer
Simarre .]
The upper robe worn by a bishop, to which lawn sleeves are usually attached. Hook.
Chimeric Chi·mer"ic adjective Chimerical.
Chimerical Chi·mer"ic·al adjective 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 Chi·mer"ic·al·ly adverb Wildy; vainly; fancifully.
Chiminage Chim"i·nage noun [ Old French
cheminage , from
chemin way, road.]
(Old Law) A toll for passage through a forest. [ Obsolete]
Cowell.
Chimney Chim"ney noun ;
plural Chimneys . [ French
cheminée , Late Latin
caminata , from Latin
caminus furnace, fireplace, Greek ... furnace, oven.]
1. A fireplace or hearth. [ Obsolete]
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 (Architecture) ,
a cylinder of earthenware or sheet metal placed at the top of a chimney which rises above the roof. --
Chimney swallow .
(Zoology) (a) An American swift ( Chæture 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 Chim"ney-breast` noun (Architecture) 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 Chim"ney-piece` noun (Architecture) A decorative construction around the opening of a fireplace.
Chimpanzee Chim·pan"zee (chĭm*păn"ze; 277)
noun [ From the native name: confer French
chimpanzé ,
chimpansé ,
chimpanzée .]
(Zoology) An african ape ( Anthropithecus 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.
Chimæra Chi·mæ"ra noun [ New Latin See
Chimera .]
(Zoology) 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.
Chimæroid Chi·mæ"roid adjective [
Chimæra +
old .]
(Zoology) Related to, or like, the chimæra.
Chin Chin (chĭn)
noun [ Anglo-Saxon
cin , akin to Old Saxon
kin , G
kinn , Icelandic
kinn , cheek, Dan. & Swedish
kind , Latin
gena , Greek ...; confer Sanskrit
hanu . √232.]
1. The lower extremity of the face below the mouth; the point of the under jaw. 2. (Zoology) The exterior or under surface embraced between the branches of the lower jaw bone, in birds.
Chin cough Chin" cough" [ For chink cough ; confer As. cincung long laughter, Scot. kink a violent fit of coughing, akin to Middle High German kīchen to pant. Confer Kinknaust , Cough .] Whooping cough.
China Chi"na noun 1. A country in Eastern Asia. 2. China ware, which is the modern popular term for porcelain. See Porcelain . China aster (Botany) ,
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 (Botany) ,
an anual or biennial species of Dianthus ( D. Chiensis ) having variously colored single or double flowers; Indian pink. --
China root (Medicine) ,
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 .
(Botany) (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 Europe at that time; also, loosely, crockery in general. --
Pride of China ,
China tree .
(Botany) See Azedarach .
Chinaldine Chin·al"dine noun [ New Latin
chinium quinine +
ald ehyde.]
(Chemistry) See Quinaldine .
Chinaman Chi"na·man noun ;
plural Chinamen A native of China; a Chinese.
Chincapin Chin"ca·pin noun See Chinquapin .
Chinch Chinch noun [ Confer Spanish
chinche , from Latin
cimex .]
1. (Zoology) The bedbug ( Cimex lectularius ). 2. (Zoology) 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 Chin"cha noun [ Confer
Chinchilla .]
(Zoology) A south American rodent of the genus Lagotis .
Chinche Chinche adjective [ French
chiche miserly.]
Parsimonious; niggardly. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
Chincherie Chinch"er·ie noun Penuriousness. [ Obsolete]
By cause of his skarsete and chincherie .
Caucer.
Chinchilla Chin·chil"la noun [ Spanish ]
1. (Zoology) 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, long-napped, tufted woolen cloth.
Chinchona, Chincona Chin·cho"na, Chin·co"na See Cinchona .
Chine Chine noun [ Confer
Chink .]
A chink or cleft; a narrow and deep ravine; as, Shanklin Chine in the Isle of Wight, a quarter of a mile long and 230 feet deep. [ Prov. Eng.] "The cottage in a
chine ."
J. Ingelow.
Chine Chine noun [ Old French
eschine , French
échine , from Old High German
skina needle, prickle, shin, German
schiene splint,
schienbein shin. For the meaning confer Latin
spina thorn, prickle, or spine, the backbone. Confer
Shin .]
1. The backbone or spine of an animal; the back. "And
chine with rising bristles roughly spread."
Dryden. 2. A piece of the backbone of an animal, with the adjoining parts, cut for cooking. [ See Illust. of Beef .] 3. The edge or rim of a cask, etc., formed by the projecting ends of the staves; the chamfered end of a stave.
Chine Chine transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Chined .]
1. To cut through the backbone of; to cut into chine pieces. 2. Too chamfer the ends of a stave and form the chine..
Chined Chined adjective 1. Pertaining to, or having, a chine, or backbone; -- used in composition. Beau. & Fl. 2. Broken in the back. [ Obsolete]
He's chined , goodman.
Beau. & Fl.
Chinese Chi"nese" adjective Of or pertaining to China; peculiar to China. Chinese paper .
See India paper , under India . --
Chinese wax ,
a snowy-white, waxlike substance brought from China. It is the bleached secretion of certain insects of the family Coccidæ especially Coccus Sinensis .
Chinese Chi·nese" noun sing. & plural 1. A native or natives of China, or one of that yellow race with oblique eyelids who live principally in China. 2. sing. The language of China, which is monosyllabic. »
Chineses was used as a plural by the contemporaries of Shakespeare and Milton.
Chinese Exclusion Act Chinese Exclusion Act Any of several acts forbidding the immigration of Chinese laborers into the United States, originally from 1882 to 1892 by act of May 6, 1882, then from 1892 to 1902 by act May 5, 1892. By act of April 29, 1902, all existing legislation on the subject was reënacted and continued, and made applicable to the insular possessions of the United States.
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