chilo-

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  1. a combining form meaning “lip,” used in the formation of compound words: chiloplasty.

Origin of chilo-

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Combining form of Greek cheîlos lip

Other definitions for chilo- (2 of 2)

chilo-2

  1. variant of kilo-: chilopod.

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How to use chilo- in a sentence

  • The sage Chilo asked Esop what God was doing, and he answered that he was “depressing the proud and exalting the humble.”

  • It seems to be more 152probable that Chilo had his own reasons for not choosing that his friend should return to Rome.

    The Life of Cicero | Anthony Trollope
  • Lad, a brand-new knife is thine if thou'lt win for me those sandals of Chilo's!

    Nicanor - Teller of Tales | C. Bryson Taylor
  • In the course of a conversation, being asked by Chilo (one of the wise men of Greece), 'What is the employment of the gods?'

  • But what wouldst thou say, Chilo, were I to advise thee to buy not a male but a female slave?

    Quo Vadis | Henryk Sienkiewicz