English English Dictionary

of Chime

One who chimes.

A monster represented as vomiting flames, and as having the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and the tail of a dragon.

A vain, foolish, or incongruous fancy, or creature of the imagination; as, the chimera of an author.

of Chimera

The upper robe worn by a bishop, to which lawn sleeves are usually attached.

Chimerical.

Merely imaginary; fanciful; fantastic; wildly or vainly conceived; having, or capable of having, no existence except in thought; as, chimerical projects.

Wildy; vainly; fancifully.

A toll for passage through a forest.

of Chime

A fireplace or hearth.

That part of a building which contains the smoke flues; esp. an upright tube or flue of brick or stone, in most cases extending through or above the roof of the building. Often used instead of chimney shaft.

A tube usually of glass, placed around a flame, as of a lamp, to create a draft, and promote combustion.

A body of ore, usually of elongated form, extending downward in a vein.

The horizontal projection of a chimney from the wall in which it is built; -- commonly applied to its projection in the inside of a building only.

A decorative construction around the opening of a fireplace.

of Chimney

An african ape (Anthropithecus troglodytes or Troglodytes niger) which approaches more nearly to man, in most respects, than any other ape. When full grown, it is from three to four feet high.

The lower extremity of the face below the mouth; the point of the under jaw.