*chil*

n. 1. a mythical Greek hero of the Iliad; a foremost Greek warrior at the seige of Troy. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. Achillis tendo. ] (Anat.) The strong tendon formed of the united tendons of the large muscles in the calf of the leg, an inserted into the bone of the heel; -- so called from the mythological account of Achilles being held by the heel when dipped in the River Styx. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. 'a priv. + &unr_; lip. ] (Bot.) Without a lip. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. orchel, orcheil, It. orcella, oricello, or OSp. orchillo. Cf. Orchil. ] 1. A violet dye obtained from several species of lichen (Roccella tinctoria, etc.), which grow on maritime rocks in the Canary and Cape Verd Islands, etc. Tomlinson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The plant from which the dye is obtained. [ Written also orchal and orchil. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. Archilochius. ] Of or pertaining to the satiric Greek poet Archilochus; as, Archilochian meter. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Cf. F. archiluth, It. arciliuto. ] (Mus.) A large theorbo, or double-necked lute, formerly in use, having the bass strings doubled with an octave, and the higher strings with a unison. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a product of one's creative thinking and work; as, the project was the brainchild of the director.
Syn. -- inspiration. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a common thorny tropical American tree (Pithecellobium dulce) having terminal racemes of yellow flowers followed by sickle-shaped or circinate edible pods and yielding good timber and a yellow dye and mucilaginous gum.
Syn. -- manila tamarind, huamachil, wild tamarind. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. To produce chilblains upon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Chill + Blain. ] A blain, sore, or inflammatory swelling of the feet or hands, produced by exposure to cold, and attended by itching, pain, and sometimes ulceration.
Syn. -- pernio. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

n.; pl. Children [ AS. cild, pl. cildru; cf. Goth. kilþei womb, in-kilþō with child. ] 1. A son or a daughter; a male or female descendant, in the first degree; the immediate progeny of human parents; -- in law, legitimate offspring. Used also of animals and plants. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A descendant, however remote; -- used esp. in the plural; as, the children of Israel; the children of Edom. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. One who, by character of practice, shows signs of relationship to, or of the influence of, another; one closely connected with a place, occupation, character, etc.; as, a child of God; a child of the devil; a child of disobedience; a child of toil; a child of the people. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A noble youth. See Childe. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. A young person of either sex. esp. one between infancy and youth; hence, one who exhibits the characteristics of a very young person, as innocence, obedience, trustfulness, limited understanding, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

When I was child. I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things. 1. Cor. xii. 11. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. A female infant. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

A boy or a child, I wonder? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

To be with child, to be pregnant. --
Child's play, light work; a trifling contest. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Childed; p. pr. & vb. n. Childing. ] To give birth; to produce young. [ 1913 Webster ]

This queen Genissa childing died. Warner. [ 1913 Webster ]

It chanced within two days they childed both. Latimer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of producing or bringing forth children; parturition. Milton. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of a woman bringing forth a child, or being in labor; parturition. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of bringing forth a child; travail; labor. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Med.) The crowing noise made by children affected with spasm of the laryngeal muscles; false croup. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A cognomen formerly prefixed to his name by the oldest son, until he succeeded to his ancestral titles, or was knighted; as, Childe Roland. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Furnished with a child. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

[ AS. cildamæsse-dæg; cild child +dæg day. ] (Eccl.) A day (December 28) observed by mass or festival in commemoration of the children slain by Herod at Bethlehem; -- called also Holy Innocent's Day. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. cildhād; cild child + -hād. See Child, and -hood. ] 1. The state of being a child; the time in which persons are children; the condition or time from infancy to puberty. [ 1913 Webster ]

I have walked before you from my childhood. 1. Sam. xii. 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Children, taken collectively. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The well-governed childhood of this realm. Sir. W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The commencement; the first period. [ 1913 Webster ]

The childhood of our joy. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Second childhood, the state of being feeble and incapable from old age. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Child, v. i. ] Bearing Children; (Fig.) productive; fruitful. [ R. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Of, pertaining to, befitting, or resembling, a child. “Childish innocence.” Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Puerile; trifling; weak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Methinks that simplicity in her countenance is rather childish than innocent. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Childish, as applied to persons who are grown up, is in a disparaging sense; as, a childish temper. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In the manner of a child; in a trifling way; in a weak or foolish manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state or quality of being childish; simplicity; harmlessness; weakness of intellect. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Destitute of chidren or offspring. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being childless. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Resembling a child, or that which belongs to children; becoming a child; meek; submissive; dutiful. “Childlike obedience.” Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Childlike, as applied to persons grown up, is commonly in a good sense; as, childlike grace or simplicity; childlike modesty. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having the character of a child; belonging, or appropriate, to a child. Gower. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Like a child. Mrs. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The manner characteristic of a child. [ Obs. ] “Varying childness.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. of Child. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state or relation of being a child. [ 1913 Webster ]

. A scientific study of children, undertaken for the purpose of discovering the laws of development of the body and the mind from birth to manhood. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Chile or its inhabitants; as, Chilean volcanoes. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. A native or resident of Chile; Chilian. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

. (Bot.) Same as Monkey-puzzle. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Sp. chili, chile. ] A kind of red pepper. See Capsicum [ Written also chilli and chile. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. chilia`s, chiliado`s, fr. chi`lioi a thousand. ] A thousand; the aggregate of a thousand things; especially, a period of a thousand years. [ 1913 Webster ]

The world, then in the seventh chiliad, will be assumed up unto God. Sir. T. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;; chi`lioi a thousand + &unr_; angle. ] A plane figure of a thousand angles and sides. Barlow. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. chi`lioi a thousand + &unr_; base, fr. &unr_; to sit. ] A figure bounded by a thousand plane surfaces [ Spelt also chiliaëdron. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to Chili. -- n. A native or citizen of Chili. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;; chi`lioi a thousand + &unr_; leader, &unr_; to lead. ] The commander or chief of a thousand men. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;. ] A body consisting of a thousand men. Mitford. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_;. See Chiliad. ] 1. The millennium. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The doctrine of the personal reign of Christ on earth during the millennium. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;. See Chiliasm. ] One who believes in the second coming of Christ to reign on earth a thousand years; a millenarian. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Millenarian. “The obstruction offered by the chiliastic errors.” J. A. Alexander. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. A moderate but disagreeable degree of cold; a disagreeable sensation of coolness, accompanied with shivering. “[ A ] wintry chill.” W. Irving. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A check to enthusiasm or warmth of feeling; discouragement; as, a chill comes over an assembly. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. The hardened part of a casting, as the tread of a car wheel. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

Chill and fever, fever and ague. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Moderately cold; tending to cause shivering; chilly; raw. [ 1913 Webster ]

Noisome winds, and blasting vapors chill. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Affected by cold. “My veins are chill.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Characterized by coolness of manner, feeling, etc.; lacking enthusiasm or warmth; formal; distant; as, a chill reception. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Discouraging; depressing; dispiriting. [ 1913 Webster ]