n. [ Sp. chili, chile. ] A kind of red pepper. See Capsicum
n. [ Gr.
The world, then in the seventh chiliad, will be assumed up unto God. Sir. T. More. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr. &unr_;;
n. [ Gr.
a. Of or pertaining to Chili. --
n. [ Gr. &unr_;. ] A body consisting of a thousand men. Mitford. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_;. See Chiliad. ]
n. [ Gr. &unr_;. See Chiliasm. ] One who believes in the second coming of Christ to reign on earth a thousand years; a millenarian. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Millenarian. “The obstruction offered by the chiliastic errors.” J. A. Alexander. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A wingless insect living in dark moist places, as under tree trunks; they make erratic leaps when disturbed; called also
prop. n. A natural family of insects including the jumping bristletails. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
‖n. pl. [ NL. See Trochilus. ] (Zool.) A division of birds comprising the humming birds. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ See Trochilics. ] OF or pertaining to rotary motion; having power to draw out or turn round. “By art trochilic.” Camden. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr. &unr_; the sheaf of a pulley, roller of a windlass, from &unr_; to run. ] The science of rotary motion, or of wheel work. Wilkins. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See Trochilus. ] One who studies, or is versed in, the nature and habits of humming birds, or the Trochilidae. Gould. [ 1913 Webster ]