Chilled

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chill \Chill\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chilled} (ch[i^]ld); p. pr.
     & vb. n. {Chilling}.]
     1. To strike with a chill; to make chilly; to cause to
        shiver; to affect with cold.
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              When winter chilled the day.          --Goldsmith.
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     2. To check enthusiasm or warmth of feeling of; to depress;
        to discourage.
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              Every thought on God chills the gayety of his
              spirits.                              --Rogers.
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     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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chilled \Chilled\, a.
     1. Hardened on the surface or edge by chilling; as, chilled
        iron; a chilled wheel.
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     2. (Paint.) Having that cloudiness or dimness of surface that
        is called "blooming."
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