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Chimæra [kimeʹra]

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An illusory fancy, a wild, incongruous scheme, a castle in the air. Homer describes the chimæra as a monster with a goat’s body, a lion’s head, and a dragon’s tail. It was born in Lycia, and was slain by Bellerophon. (Greek, chimaira, a shegoat.)

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Children
Chilenos
Chilian
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Chillingham Cattle
Chillon
Chilminar and Balbec
Chiltern Hundreds (The)
Chimæra [kimera]
Chime in with (To)
Chimney Money or Hearth money
Chimneypot Hat (A)
Chinese Gordon
Chingachgook
Chink or Jink
Chintz
Chios (Kios)
Chip or Chips
Chip of the Old Block (A)

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