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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.
chiliaedron
Chiliahedron 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.
Chiliahedron
Chiliahedron 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 mill
Edge 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 sassafras
Sassafras 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.
Chiliast
Chiliast 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 emetica
Elcaja 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.
Trichilia glandulosa
Rosewood Rose"wood, n. A valuable cabinet wood of a dark red color, streaked and variegated with black, obtained from several tropical leguminous trees of the genera Dalbergia and Mach[ae]rium. The finest kind is from Brazil, and is said to be from the Dalbergia nigra. African rosewood, the wood of the leguminous tree Pterocarpus erinaceus. Jamaica rosewood, the wood of two West Indian trees (Amyris balsamifera, and Linocieria ligustrina). New South Wales rosewood, the wood of Trichilia glandulosa, a tree related to the margosa.

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...
- Chilia Veche (Romanian pronunciation: /kiˈlija ˈveˈke/; meaning Old Chilia; Ukrainian: Стара Кілія, romanized: Stara Kiliia) is a commune in Tulcea County...
- or Kilia (Ukrainian: Кілія, IPA: [ki.lʲiˈjɑ]; Russian: Килия; Romanian: Chilia Nouă) is a city in Izmail Raion, Odesa Oblast, southwestern Ukraine. It...
- 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 Chilia branch (Romanian: Brațul Chilia; Ukrainian: Кілійське гирло, romanized: Kiliiske hyrlo) is one of three main distributary channels of the river...
- 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)...
- acknowledged Casimir's suzerainty in 1459. Stephen decided to recapture Chilia (now Kiliia in Ukraine), an important port on the Danube, which brought...
- 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...
- Numeral or number prefixes are prefixes derived from numerals or occasionally other numbers. In English and many other languages, they are used to coin...
- Chilia County (Romanian: Județul Chilia or Județul Chilia Nouă) was a county (județ) of Romania part of the Bessarabia Governorate. Having lost Bessarabia...