n. [ OE. chois, OF. chois, F. choix, fr. choisir to choose; of German origin; cf. Goth. kausjan to examine, kiusan to choose, examine, G. kiesen. √46. Cf. Choose. ]
Choice there is not, unless the thing which we take be so in our power that we might have refused it. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]
I imagine they [ the apothegms of Cæsar ] were collected with judgment and choice. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
The common wealth is sick of their own choice. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
The flower and choice
Of many provinces from bound to bound. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
To make a choice of,
a.
My choicest hours of life are lost. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]
Choice word measured phrase. Wordsworth.
a. Making choices; fickle. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
His choiceful sense with every change doth fit. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv.
n. The quality of being of particular value or worth; nicely; excellence. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OE. quer, OF. cuer, F. chœur, fr. L. chorus a choral dance, chorus, choir, fr. Gr. &unr_;, orig. dancing place; prob. akin to &unr_; inclosure, L. hortus garden, and E. yard. See Chorus. ]
Choir organ (Mus.),
Choir screen,
Choir wall
Choir service,
n. a boy who sings in a choir. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
n. the musical director of a choir.