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English Dictionary: chilled by the DICT Development Group
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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]
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