English Dictionary: chilled | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for chilled | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Chill \Chill\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chilled} (ch[cc]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Chilling}.] 1. To strike with a chill; to make chilly; to cause to shiver; to affect with cold. 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. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Chilled \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 [bd]blooming.[b8] |