Chilli

[Sp. chili, chile.] The pod of the cayenne pepper. Chilli coth'e, in Illinois , a thriving city of Peoria co., at the head of Peoria lake, on the Illinois river, 20 m. above Peoria city. Pop . (1897) about 2,000. Chilli coth'e, in Iowa, a post-village of Wapello co., on the Des Moines river, 72 m. S. W. of Iowa City. Chilli coth'e, in Ohio , a city, cap. of Ro co., on the Scioto river, 96 m. N. E. of Cincinnati. It is a fine and wealthy town, and the trading centre of the rich farming country bordering on the Scioto. Pop . (1897) 15,000, Chilli coth'e, in Mi ouri , a city, the cap. of Livings ton co., about 3 m. N. E. of Grand river, 76 m. E. of St. Joseph. Has extensive manufactories. Pop . (1897) about 7,000. Chill'ine , n. State of being chilly; a sensation of shivering; a rigor; a moderate degree of coldne . -A sensation of coolne ; lack of enthusiasm or warmth. Chill'ingly, adv . In a chilling manner. Chilling worth, WILLIAM, an English divine, b. 1602, who went to Douay for the purpose of embracing the "A generous chillne seizes ev'ry part." - Dryden. Chillon, (CASTLE OF,) ( shil'lawng . ) a fortre of Switzer land, in the canton Vaud, 6 m. S.E. of Vevay. It stands on an isolated rock at the E. end of the Lake of Geneva, the waters of which are, according to Byron, "A you sand feet in depth below." It was built in 1238, by A made us IV. of Savoy, and was long used as a state prison. In 1859 it was occupied as an arsenal. Near this castle Rou eau fixed the catastro phe of his Heloise; and in it, Bonnivard, Byron's Pris oner of Chillon, was confined for several years. See BONNIVARD. cool. "A chilly sweat bedews my shuddering limbs." - Philips . Chil'mark, in Ma achusetts , a post-township of Dukes county, on Martha's Vineyard, 95 miles S.E. by S. of Boston. Chil'marry, ( Chalamari ,) a town of Hindostan, prov. Bengal, dist. Rungpoor, on the Brahmapootra, 35 m. S.E. of Kungpoor. A festival is annually held here, which is usually attended by 60,000, and, sometimes, by 100,000 Hindoo pilgrims, and others. of honor and trust under the Crown. The office is resigned immediately afterwards, and is termed, the CHILTERN HUNDREDS. Chil'ton, in Wisconsin , a township in Calumet co. -A city, cap. of Calumet co., in the above township, on the Manitowoc river, about 20 m. E. of Oshkosh, and 24 N. E. of Fond du Lac. Pop . (1897) about 2,000. Chil'ton's Mills, in Alabama , a village of Walker co., 125 m. N.W. of Montgomery. Chil'tonsville, in Mi ouri , a village, cap. of Shannon co., about 60 m. S.W. of Ironton. Chiltonville, in Ma achusetts , a post-office of Plymouth co. Chimæ'ra. See CHIMERA. Chimæ'ridæ, n.pl. [From the fabulous monster CHMERA, q. v.] (Zool.) A family of cartilaginous fishes, distinguished by having the head furnished with appendages, and the tail terminating in a point. Chima'nas, a cluster of islands in the Caribbean Sea, off the coast of Venezuela; Lat. 10° 19′ N., Lon. 64° 51' W.