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Chiliad
Chiliad Chil"i*ad, n. [Gr. ?, ?, fr. ? a thousand.]
A thousand; the aggregate of a thousand things; especially, a
period of a thousand years.
The world, then in the seventh chiliad, will be assumed
up unto God. --Sir. T.
More.
chiliaedronChiliahedron Chil"i*a*hedron, n. [Gr. ? a thousand + ? base,
fr. ? to sit.]
A figure bounded by a thousand plane surfaces [Spelt also
chilia["e]dron.] Chiliagon
Chiliagon Chil"i*a*gon, n. [Gr. ?; ? a thousand + ? angle.]
A plane figure of a thousand angles and sides. --Barlow.
ChiliahedronChiliahedron Chil"i*a*hedron, n. [Gr. ? a thousand + ? base,
fr. ? to sit.]
A figure bounded by a thousand plane surfaces [Spelt also
chilia["e]dron.] Chilian
Chilian Chil"i*an, a.
Of or pertaining to Chili. -- n. A native or citizen of
Chili.
Chilian
Chilian Chil"i*an, Chiliarch Chil"i*arch`, n. [Gr. ?, ?; ? a
thousand + ? leader, ? to lead.]
The commander or chief of a thousand men.
Chilian millEdge Edge, n. [OE. eg, egge, AS. ecg; akin to OHG. ekka, G.
ecke, Icel. & Sw. egg, Dan. eg, and to L. acies, Gr. ? point,
Skr. a?ri edge. ??. Cf. Egg, v. t., Eager, Ear spike of
corn, Acute.]
1. The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument; as,
the edge of an ax, knife, sword, or scythe. Hence,
figuratively, that which cuts as an edge does, or wounds
deeply, etc.
He which hath the sharp sword with two edges. --Rev.
ii. 12.
Slander, Whose edge is sharper than the sword.
--Shak.
2. Any sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; extreme
verge; as, the edge of a table, a precipice.
Upon the edge of yonder coppice. --Shak.
In worst extremes, and on the perilous edge Of
battle. --Milton.
Pursue even to the very edge of destruction. --Sir
W. Scott.
3. Sharpness; readiness of fitness to cut; keenness;
intenseness of desire.
The full edge of our indignation. --Sir W.
Scott.
Death and persecution lose all the ill that they can
have, if we do not set an edge upon them by our
fears and by our vices. --Jer. Taylor.
4. The border or part adjacent to the line of division; the
beginning or early part; as, in the edge of evening. ``On
the edge of winter.' --Milton.
Edge joint (Carp.), a joint formed by two edges making a
corner.
Edge mill, a crushing or grinding mill in which stones roll
around on their edges, on a level circular bed; -- used
for ore, and as an oil mill. Called also Chilian mill.
Edge molding (Arch.), a molding whose section is made up of
two curves meeting in an angle.
Edge plane.
(a) (Carp.) A plane for edging boards.
(b) (Shoemaking) A plane for edging soles.
Edge play, a kind of swordplay in which backswords or
cutlasses are used, and the edge, rather than the point,
is employed.
Edge rail. (Railroad)
(a) A rail set on edge; -- applied to a rail of more depth
than width.
(b) A guard rail by the side of the main rail at a switch.
--Knight.
Edge railway, a railway having the rails set on edge.
Edge stone, a curbstone.
Edge tool.
(a) Any tool instrument having a sharp edge intended for
cutting.
(b) A tool for forming or dressing an edge; an edging
tool.
To be on edge, to be eager, impatient, or anxious.
To set the teeth on edge, to cause a disagreeable tingling
sensation in the teeth, as by bringing acids into contact
with them. --Bacon. Chilian sassafrasSassafras Sas"sa*fras, n. [F. sassafras (cf. It. sassafrasso,
sassafras, Sp. sasafras, salsafras, salsifrax, salsifragia,
saxifragia), fr. L. saxifraga saxifrage. See Saxifrage.]
(Bot.)
An American tree of the Laurel family (Sassafras
officinale); also, the bark of the roots, which has an
aromatic smell and taste.
Australian sassafras, a lofty tree (Doryophora Sassafras)
with aromatic bark and leaves.
Chilian sassafras, an aromatic tree (Laurelia
sempervirens).
New Zealand sassafras, a similar tree (Laurelia Nov[ae]
Zelandi[ae]).
Sassafras nut. See Pichurim bean.
Swamp sassafras, the sweet bay (Magnolia glauca). See
Magnolia. Chiliarch
Chilian Chil"i*an, Chiliarch Chil"i*arch`, n. [Gr. ?, ?; ? a
thousand + ? leader, ? to lead.]
The commander or chief of a thousand men.
Chiliarchy
Chiliarchy Chil"i*arch`y, n. [Gr. ?.]
A body consisting of a thousand men. --Mitford.
Chiliasm
Chiliasm Chil"i*asm, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ?. See Chiliad.]
1. The millennium.
2. The doctrine of the personal reign of Christ on earth
during the millennium.
ChiliastChiliast Chil"i*ast, n. [Gr. ?. See Chiliasm.]
One who believes in the second coming of Christ to reign on
earth a thousand years; a milllenarian. Chiliastic
Chiliastic Chili*astic, a.
Millenarian. ``The obstruction offered by the chiliastic
errors.' --J. A. Alexander.
Trichilia emeticaElcaja El*ca"ja, n. [Ar.] (Bot.)
An Arabian tree (Trichilia emetica). The fruit, which is
emetic, is sometimes employed in the composition of an
ointment for the cure of the itch.
Meaning of Chilia from wikipedia
- Look up
chilia- in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Chilia may
refer to: Places:
Kiliia (spelled
Chilia Nouă, "New
Chilia", in Romanian), a town in Ukraine...
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Chilia Veche (Romanian pronunciation: /kiˈlija ˈveˈke/;
meaning Old
Chilia; Ukrainian: Стара Кілія, romanized: Stara Kiliia) is a
commune in
Tulcea County...
- The
Chilia branch (Romanian: Brațul
Chilia; Ukrainian: Кілійське гирло, romanized: Kiliiske hyrlo) is one of
three main
distributary channels of the river...
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Chilia River may
refer to the
following rivers in Romania:
Chilia River (Bistrița), a
tributary of the Bistriţa
River Chilia River (Nemțișor), a tributary...
- The
siege of
Chilia ended in the
takeover of the
Chilia Fortress [ro; uk], in the Prin****lity of
Moldavia (today
located in
Kiliia in present-day Ukraine)...
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Kilia (Ukrainian: Кілія, IPA: [ki.lʲiˈjɑ]; Russian: Килия; Romanian:
Chilia Nouă) is a city in
Izmail Raion,
Odesa Oblast,
southwestern Ukraine. It...
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acknowledged Casimir's
suzerainty in 1459.
Stephen decided to
recapture Chilia (now
Kiliia in Ukraine), an
important port on the Danube,
which brought...
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Numeral or
number prefixes are
prefixes derived from
numerals or
occasionally other numbers. In
English and many
other languages, they are used to coin...
- The crag
chilia or crag
earthcreeper (Ochetorhynchus melanurus) is a
species of bird in the
Furnariinae subfamily of the
ovenbird family Furnariidae. It...
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separation from the
Chilia. At the
mouths of each
channel gradual formation of new land
takes place, as the
delta continues to expand.
Chilia, in the north...
