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When winter chilled the day.

Goldsmith.

2. To check enthusiasm or warmth of
feeling of; to depress; to discourage.

Every thought on God chills the gayety of
his spirits.

Rogers.

3. (Metal.) To produce, by sudden
cooling, a change of crystallization at or near the surface of,
so as to increase the hardness; said of cast iron.

Chill, v. i. (Metal.)
To become surface-hardened by sudden cooling while
solidifying; as, some kinds of cast iron chill to a
greater depth than others.

Chilled (?), a. 1.
Hardened on the surface or edge by chilling; as,
chilled iron; a chilled wheel.

2. (Paint.) Having that cloudiness
or dimness of surface that is called "blooming."

Chil"li (?), n. See
Chili.

Chill"i*ness (?), n.
1. A state or sensation of being chilly; a
disagreeable sensation of coldness.

2. A moderate degree of coldness;
disagreeable coldness or rawness; as, the chilliness of
the air.


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