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of Lie, v. i.

See Lanier. [Obs.] Chaucer.

A chief chamberlain; -- an officer of the old German empire, whose office was similar to that of the great chamberlain in England.

An inflammatory swelling or sore; a bulla, pustule, or blister. Blotches and blains must all his flesh emboss. Milton.

A treasurer or receiver of public money; as, the chamberlain of London, of North Wales, etc. The lord chamberlain of England, an officer of the crown, who waits upon the sovereign on the day of coronation, and provides requisites for the palace of Westminster, and for the House of Lords during the session of Parliament…

Office if a chamberlain.

ernary age immediately following the Glacial period; -- so named from beds near Lake Champlain.

clergyman or layman) chosen to conduct religious exercises for a society, etc.; as, a chaplain of a Masonic or a temperance lodge.

The office, position, or station of a chaplain. Swift.

The office or business of a chaplain. The Bethesda of some knight's chaplainship. Milton.

in or chains attached for a watch, keys, trinkets, etc. Also used adjectively; as, a chatelaine chain.

A blain, sore, or inflammatory swelling, produced by exposure of the feet or hands to cold, and attended by itching, pain, and sometimes ulceration.

of. Also, to creak or squeak, as a timber or wheel. O lose of sight, of three I most complain! Milton.

That may be complained of. [R.] Feltham.

One who makes complaint. Eager complainants of the dispute. Collier.

One who complains or laments; one who finds fault; a murmurer. Beattie. Speechless complainer, I will learn thy thought. Shak.

re, or resentment; lamentation; murmuring; accusation; fault-finding. I poured out my complaint before him. Ps. cxlii. 2. Grievous complaints of you. Shak.

Full of complaint. [Obs.]

A kind of fabric for women's dresses.

Same as Olein.