Cilla
[ sil-uh ]
nounClassical Mythology.
a sister of Priam who, with her infant son, was slain by Priam because it had been prophesied that a mother and child of the royal house would cause the destruction of Troy.
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Cilla sprang to her, followed by the guide, imprecating bad luck to the slippery stones.
Hopes and Fears | Charlotte M. YongeCilla reproached her cousin with utter absence of any sense of propriety and decorum.
Hopes and Fears | Charlotte M. YongeThree times a day Cilla had her lil' boy run fresh cool well water all through de trough.
Slave Narratives Vol. XIV. South Carolina, Part 2 | Works Projects AdministrationAnd Cilla, my shining-headed chum, you and I are going to scamper about a bit before we go home.
The Place Beyond the Winds | Harriet T. ComstockThese words entered into the hearts of Hean and his sister Cilla, who was with him.
Alfgar the Dane or the Second Chronicle of Aescendune | A. D. Crake
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