cheela (cheʻla)

[E. Ind.] The name of a spotted Indian eagle, Spilornis cheela. cheelaship (chē'lä-ship), n. [ The maxim of the Doug lases, that it was "better to hear the lark sing than the mouse cheep," hence, was adopted by every border chief. Scott . In a minute we were ahead of the brig with our towrope taut, and our oars cheeping bravely as they ground against the thole-pins. W. C. Ru ell , Sailor's Sweetheart, xvi. II. trans. To utter in a chirping or peeping tone; pipe; chirp. O Swallow, Swallow, if I could follow, and light Upon her lattice, I would pipe and trill, And cheep and twitter twenty million loves. Tennyson, Prince , iv. They [birds] cheep a good-morning to one another in The Century, XXVI. 487. Ech rackle dede and ech unbrideled chere. Chaucer, Troilus, iii. 429. 3. Expre ion of countenance, as noting the state of feeling. [Obsolete or archaic.] Be symple of chiere , cast nat thyn ye [eye] aside, Agenst the post lete nat thy bak abyde. Babees Book (E. E. T. S.), p. 26. Our dole more deadly looks than dying; Balms, and gums, and heavy cheers , Sacred vials fill'd with tears, And clamours through the wild air flying! Fletcher (and another ), Two Noble Kinsmen, i. 5. A moment changed that lad ye's cheer, Gush'd to her eye the unbidden tear. Scott, L. of L. M., iv. 22. IMG:content-0210.png:[blocks in formation] Shak ., Tempest, i. 1. Dickens, Dombey and Son. To do or make (one) cheert, to entertain (one) in a friendly manner. Thy honourable queene doth him cheere . Chaucer, Good Women, 1. 2451. To make good cheert, to make entertainment; be festive; be cheerful. And array the to make gode chere, and to yeve grete yeftes. Merlin (E. E. T. S.), 1. 60.