Definition of Chimira
Chime"ra (?), n.; pl.
Chimeras (#). [L. chimaera a chimera (in
sense 1), Gr. &?; a she-goat, a chimera, fr. &?; he-goat; cf.
Icel. qymbr a yearling ewe.] 1.
(Myth.) A monster represented as vomiting flames, and
as having the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and the tail of
a dragon. "Dire chimeras and enchanted isles."
Milton.
2. A vain, foolish, or incongruous fancy,
or creature of the imagination; as, the chimera of an
author. Burke.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A monster represented as vomiting flames, and as having the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and the tail of a dragon.
- A vain, foolish, or incongruous fancy, or creature of the imagination; as, the chimera of an author.
- Architectural: A gargoyle that does not work as a waterspout.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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