Part 1861

<h1>Chillness</h1> <Xpage=248>

<hw>Chill"ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Coolness; coldness; a chill.</def>

<blockquote>Death is the <b>chillness</b> that precedes the dawn. <i>Longfellow.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Chilly</h1> <Xpage=248>

<hw>Chill"y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Moderately cold; cold and raw or damp so as to cause shivering; causing or feeling a disagreeable sensation of cold, or a shivering.</def>

<h1>Chilognath</h1> <Xpage=248>

<hw>Chi"log*nath</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A myriapod of the order Chilognatha.</def>

<h1>Chilognatha</h1> <Xpage=248>

<hw>Chi*log"na*tha</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ lip + <?/ Jaw.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the two principal orders of myriapods. They have numerous segments, each bearing two pairs of small, slender legs, which are attached ventrallly, near together.</def>

<h1>Chiloma</h1> <Xpage=248>

<hw>Chi*lo"ma</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ lip, fr. <?/ lip. See <er>-oma</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The tumid upper lip of certain mammals, as of a camel.</def>

<h1>Chilopod</h1> <Xpage=248>

<hw>Chi"lo*pod</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A myriapod of the order Chilopoda.</def>

<h1>Chilopoda</h1> <Xpage=248>

<hw>Chi*lop"o*da</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ lip + <ets>-poda</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the orders of myriapods, including the centipeds. They have a single pair of elongated legs attached laterally to each segment; well developed jaws; and a pair of thoracic legs converted into poison fangs. They are insectivorous, very active, and some species grow to the length of a foot.</def>

<h1>Chilostoma, Chilostomata</h1> <Xpage=248>

<hw><hw>Chi*los"to*ma</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Chi*lo*stom"a*ta</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ + <?/, <?/, outh.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An extensive suborder of marine Bryozoa, mostly with calcareous shells. They have a movable lip and a lid to close the aperture of the cells.</def> <altsp>[Also written <asp>Chillostomata</asp>.]</altsp>

<h1>Chilostomatous</h1> <Xpage=248>

<hw>Chi`lo*stoma*tous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the Chilostoma.</def>

<h1>Chiltern Hundreds</h1> <Xpage=248>

<hw>Chiltern Hundreds</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <ety>[<ets>AS</ets>. <ets>Chiltern</ets> the Chiltern, high hills in Buckinghamshire, perh. Fr. <ets>ceald</ets> cold + <ets>ern</ets>, <ets>\'91rn</ets>, place.]</ety> <def>A tract of crown land in Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, England, to which is attached the nominal office of steward. As members of Parliament cannot resign, when they wish to go out they accept this stewardship, which legally vacates their seats.</def>

<h1>Chim\'91ra</h1> <Xpage=248>

<hw>Chi*m\'91"ra</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL. See <er>Chimera</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A cartilaginous fish of several species, belonging to the order Holocephali. The teeth are few and large. The head is furnished with appendages, and the tail terminates in a point.</def>

<h1>Chim\'91roid</h1> <Xpage=248>

<hw>Chi*m\'91"roid</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Chim\'91ra</ets> + <ets>old</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Related to, or like, the chim\'91ra.</def>

<h1>Chimango</h1> <Xpage=248>

<hw>Chi*man"go</hw> <ety>[Native name]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A south American carrion buzzard (<spn>Milvago chimango</spn>). See <er>Caracara</er>.</def>

<h1>Chimb</h1> <Xpage=248>