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chīlĭarchēs, ae, or chīlĭarchus, i, m., = χιλιάρχης or χιλίαρχος,

  1. I. a commander of 1000 soldiers, a chiliarch, Curt. 5. 2, 2. Also in gen., a head of 1000 persons, Cod. Th. 16, 10, 20, § 4.
  2. II. Among the Persians, the highest officer of state next to the king, chancellor of state, Nep. Con. 3, 2.

† chīlĭăs, ădis, f., = χιλιάς, the number 1000, a chiliad, Macr. S. 1, 5.

† chīlĭastae, ārum, m., = χιλιασταί, the believers in the millennial kingdom, Aug. Civ. Dei, 20, 7.

† chīlĭŏdynăma, ae, f. [χίλιοι-δύναμις], an unknown medicinal plant, thousand-virtues, = polemonia, q. v., Plin. 25, 6, 28, § 64.

† chīlĭŏphyllon, i, n. [χίλιοι-φύλλον], an unknown plant, thousand-leaves, App. Herb. 18.

Chīlĭus, ĭi, m., a Greek poet, Cic. Att. 1, 9, 2; 1. 12, 2.

‡ 1. Chīlo, ōnis, m., a cognomen, signifying having large lips, Fest. p. 43, 10 [χεῖλος, lip; cf. Charis. p. 78 P.; Vel. Long. p. 2234 ib.].

2. Chīlo, ōnis, m., = Χίλων or Χείλων.

  1. I. A Lacedœmonian, one of the seven wise men, Plin. 7, 32, 32, § 119; Aus. Sept. Sap. 6.
  2. II. A Roman cognomen, Cic. Cat. 3, 6, 17.

Chĭmaera, ae, f., = Χίμαιρα (lit. a goat),

  1. I. a fabulous monster in Lycia, which vomited fire; in front a lion, in the hinder part a dragon, and in the middle a goat; slain by Bellerophon, Cic. N. D. 1, 38, 108; 2, 2, 5; Lucr. 5, 903; 2, 705; Tib. 3, 4, 86; Verg. A. 6, 288; Hor. C. 1, 27, 24; 2, 17, 13; 4, 2, 16; Ov. Tr. 4, 7, 13; 2, 397; Sen. Ep. 113, 8; Hyg. Fab. 57; Serv. ad Verg. A. 5, 118; 6, 288; its figure, used to adorn a helmet, Verg. A. 7, 785.
  2. II. A mountain in Lycia that sent forth flames, and is said to have given rise to the preceding fable, Plin. 2, 106, 110, § 236; 5, 27, 28, § 100; cf. Serv. ad Verg. A. 6, 288.
    Deriv.,
    1. B. Chĭmaerēus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to the mountain Chimœra: liquor, Verg. Cul. 14 Wagn.
  3. III. One of the ships of the companions of Æneas, Verg. A. 5, 118 and 223; cf. Sil. 14, 498.

* Chĭmaerĭfĕr, fĕra, fĕrum, adj. [Chimaera-fero]: Lycia, that produced the Chimœra (cf. Chimaera, l.), Ov. M. 6, 339.

† chīmĕrĭnus, a, um, adj., = χειμέρινος, winter: tropa, Kalend. ap. Inscr. Orell. II. p. 381.

Chĭŏnē, ēs, f., = Χιόνη.

  1. I. A daughter of Dœdation, mother of Autolycus by Mercury, and of the musician Philammon by Apollo, shot by Diana, Ov. M. 11, 301 sq.; Hyg. Fab. 200.
  2. II. A daughter of Boreas and Orithyia, and mother of Eumolpus; hence Chīŏnĭdes, ae, = Eumolpus, Ov. P. 3, 3, 41 dub. (Merkel, Edonides).

Chī̆os (Chīus, Cic. Arat. 422), ii, f., = Χίος,

  1. I. an island in the Ægean Sea, on the coast of Ionia, with a capital of the same name, distinguished in ancient times for its excellent wine and marble, now Scio, or Khio, Mel. 2, 7, 4; Plin. 5, 31, 38, § 136; Hor. Ep. 1, 11, 1; 1, 11, 21; Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 48, § 127; Nep. Chabr.4 al.
    Hence,
  2. II. Chīus (Chĭus, Avien. Arat. 251 and 1179), a, um, adj., = Χῖος, of Chios, Chian: insula, Varr. R. R. 2, prooem. § 3; also absol. Chīa, Plin. 5, 31, 38, § 136: terra, id. 35, 16, 56, § 194: marmor, id. 5, 31, 38, § 136: lapis, id. 36, 17, 28, § 132: vinum, Plaut. Curc. 1, 1, 79; Hor. Epod. 9, 34: cadus, Tib. 2, 1, 28; Hor. C. 3, 19, 5; also absol. Chium (sc. vinum), Chian wine, Hor. S. 1, 10, 24; 2, 3, 115; 2, 8, 15 and 48: ficus (also of peculiar excellence), Varr. R. R. 1, 41, 6; also absol. Chia, Col. 10, 414; Mart. 7, 25; 13, 23.
    Fine cloth also was made at Chios, Lucr. 4, 1126.
    The Chians were noted for generous living; hence, a puero vitam Chiam gessi, Petr. 63, 3.
    Chius is also a name for the constellation Scorpio, since, acc. to the fable, Orion was put to death at Chios by Diana by means of a scorpion, Avien. Arat. 1136; 251 al.; cf. Cic. Arat. 422 sq.
    In plur. subst.: Chii, ōrum, m., the Chians, Cic. Arch. 8, 19; Liv. 37, 27, 5 al.

† chīrā̆gra, ae, f., = χειράγρα, gout in the hand, Cels. 1, 9 init.: podagra et chiragra et omnis vertebrarum dolor nervorumque interquiescit, Sen. Ep. 78, 8.
Poet. collat. form chĕrā̆gra, ae, f., Hor. S. 2, 7, 15; id. Ep. 1, 1, 31; Pers. 5, 58; Mart. 1, 99, 2; 9, 92, 9.

chīrā̆grĭcus, a, um, = χειραγρικός, having the gout in the hand; subst.: chī-rā̆grĭci, ōrum, m., Cels. 4, 24; Petr. 132, 14; rarely adj.: manus, Sid. Ep. 3, 13.

† chīrămaxĭum, ii, n., = χειραμάξιον, a small carriage drawn by slaves, a handwagon, Petr. 28, 4 ( = vehiculum manuale, Cael. Aur. Tard. 3, 6, 86).

† chīrĭdōtus, a, um, adj., = χειριδωτός, furnished with sleeves, pure Lat. manuleatus or manicatus: tunica, Scip. Afr. ap. Gell. 7, 12, 5; cf. Gell. ib. § 1 sq.
Subst.: chīrĭdōtae, ārum (sc. tunicae), Capitol. Pert. 8, 2.

Chīro, v. Chiron.

† Chīrocmēta, ōn or ōrum, n., = χειρόκμητα (lit. made by the hand), title of a book by Democritus, Plin. 24, 17, 102, § 160 (as Greek, Vitr. 9, prooem. § 14; Col. 7, 5, 17).

† chīrŏgrăphārĭus, a, um, adj. [chirographum], pertaining to handwriting, manuscript-: creditores, who have the obligation of the debtor in his own handwriting, Dig. 42, 5, 38, § 1: pecunia, Cod. Just. 4, 2, 17: debitum, ib. 8, 27, 1.

† chīrŏgrăphum, i, n. (access. form * chīrŏgrăphus, i, m., sc. libellus or codex, Fulvius ap. Quint. 6, 3, 100 Spald., together with chirographum, Quint. ib. 5, 13, 8; and chīrŏgrăphon, i, n., Sid. Carm. 16, 56), = χειρόγραφον.

  1. I. One’s own handwriting, autograph; pure Lat. manus (in good prose; freq. in Cic.): extrema pagella pupugit me tuo chirographo, Cic. Fam. 2, 13, 3; Planc. ib. 10, 21, 3; Cic. Phil. 1, 7, 16; 2, 4, 8: neque utar meo chirographo neque signo, id. Att. 2, 20, 5: imitari, id. N. D. 3, 30, 74 al.
  2. II. Meton (abstr. pro concr.), that which is written with one’s own hand: credidi chirographis ejus (assurances in his own handwriting), Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 21, 1; so, Cic. Fam. 2, 13, 3; id. Brut. 80, 277; id. Fam. 12, 1, 2; id. Phil. 1, 7, 16; Quint. 9, 2, 73; Suet. Aug. 87; id. Tib. 6; id. Calig. 24.
    1. B. In the lang. of business, t. t., a bond, surety, or obligation under one’s own hand (diff. from syngrapha, q. v.; not found with this meaning in Cic.), Gai Inst. 3, 134; Dig. 20, 1, 26; 49, 14, 3; Suet. Caes. 17; id. Calig. 12; id. Dom. 1; Gell. 14, 2, 7.

Chīron (nom. Chīro, Liv. Andron. ap. Fest. s. v. ocrem, p. 181), ōnis, m., = Χείρων,

  1. I. one of the Centaurs, distinguished for his knowledge of plants, medicine, and divination, son of Saturn and Philyra (hence, Philyrides Chiron, Verg. G. 3, 550), the tutor of Æsculapius (Ov. M. 2, 630 sq.), Hercules, Achilles, Jason, etc.; at last translated to heaven as a constellation, Hyg. Praef. and Fab. 274; id. Astr. 2, 38; Serv. ad Verg. G. 3, 91; 3, 550; 4, 270; acc. Gr. Chirona, Ov. M. 6, 126.
    As a constellation, Luc. 9, 536.
  2. II. Hence,
    1. A. Chīrō-nīus or -ēus, a, um, adj., named after Chiron (the physician and botanist).
      So subst.: chīrōnīa, ae (sc. herba), a name of several plants: pyxacanthos, Plin. 24, 14, 77, § 125: panaces, id. 25, 4, 13, § 32: ampelos, id. 25, 4, 16, § 34: vitis nigra, id. 23, 1, 17, § 27: Chironium vulnus, Cels. 5, 28, 5; App. Herb. 22: Chironion, a plant, i. q. Centaurion, q. v., Plin. 25, 6, 31, § 66.
    2. * B. Chīrōnĭcus, a, um, adj., pertaining to Chiron: ars, Sid. Ep. 2, 12 fin.

† chīrŏnŏmī̆a, ae, f., = χειρονομία, the art of moving the hands in gesturing, gesticulation: chironomia, quae est lex gestūs, Quint. 1, 11, 17.

† chīrŏnŏmŏs, i, comm., and chīrŏ-nŏmōn, ontis (also Gr. untis), m., = χειρονόμος or χειρονομῶν, one who moves his hands according to the rules of art, correctly, a pantomime, Juv. 6, 63; 5, 121; Sid. Ep. 4, 7 fin.

† chīrurgĭa, ae, f., = χειρουργία,

  1. I. surgery, Cels. 7 praef.; Scrib. Comp. 200; Veg. 3, 13, 1.
  2. * II. Trop., a violent remedy: chirurgiae taedet, i. e. vim et arma detestor, Cic. Att. 4, 3, 3.

† chīrurgĭcus, a um, adj., = χειρουργικός, surgical, chirurgical: medicina, Hyg. Fab. 274.

† Chīrurgūmĕna, ōn, n., = χειρουργούμενα, Surgical Operations, title of a book, Cael. Aur. Tard. 2, 12; 2, 146.

† chīrurgus, i, m., χειρουργός, = a surgeon, a chirurgeon (pure Lat. medicus vulnerarius), Cels. 7 praef.; Mart. 1, 31; Scrib. Comp. 201; 209 al.; Auct. Priap. 38; Inscr. Orell. 4228 al.

Chius, a, um, v. Chios.