Search the Dictionary

cold; tending to cause shivering; chilly; raw. Noisome winds, and blasting vapors chill. Milton.

rmonious sound of bells, or of musical instruments. Instruments that made melodius chime. Milton.

lion, the body of a goat, and the tail of a dragon. "Dire chimeras and enchanted isles." Milton.

f of the building. Often used instead of chimney shaft. Hard by a cottage chimney smokes. Milton.

, 3. -- A chip off the old block, a child who resembles either of his parents. [Colloq.] Milton.- Potato chips, Saratoga chips, thin slices of raw potato fried crisp.

rving on horseback; illustrious warriors, collectively; cavalry. "His Memphian chivalry." Milton. By his light Did all the chivalry of England move, To do brave acts. Shak.

t; that which is preferable. The flower and choice Of many provinces from bound to bound. Milton. To make a choice of, to choose; to select; to separate and take in preference.

The string of a musical instrument. Milton.

was thus sung by the chorus. What the lofty, grave tragedians taught In chorus or iambic. Milton.

tion from heathen or Mohammedan lands. The Arian doctrine which then divided Christendom. Milton A wide and still widening Christendom. Coleridge.

The Christian religion. [Obs.] Milton.

Without any light; intensely dark. In dark Cimmerian desert ever dwell. Milton.

Of the nature of a cipher; of no weight or influence. "Twelve cipher bishops." Milton.

orb. Pope. Fairest of stars . . . that crown'st the smiling morn With thy bright circlet. Milton.

inclosed within a circle, or within limits. A circuit wide inclosed with goodliest trees. Milton.

One who performs circumcision. Milton.

hield . . . Behind him cast. The broad circumference Hung on his shoulders like the moon. Milton.

To pour round; to spread round. His army circumfused on either wing. Milton.

In a literal, limited, or narrow manner. [R.] Milton.

and circumstances of a case; caution; watchfulness. With silent circumspection, unespied. Milton.