'To make a choice of' definitions:

Definition of 'To make a choice of'

From: GCIDE
  • Choice \Choice\ (chois), n. [OE. chois, OF. chois, F. choix, fr. choisir to choose; of German origin; cf. Goth. kausjan to examine, kiusan to choose, examine, G. kiesen. [root]46. Cf. Choose.]
  • 1. Act of choosing; the voluntary act of selecting or separating from two or more things that which is preferred; the determination of the mind in preferring one thing to another; election. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The power or opportunity of choosing; option. [1913 Webster]
  • Choice there is not, unless the thing which we take be so in our power that we might have refused it. --Hooker. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Care in selecting; judgment or skill in distinguishing what is to be preferred, and in giving a preference; discrimination. [1913 Webster]
  • I imagine they [the apothegms of C[ae]sar] were collected with judgment and choice. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. A sufficient number to choose among. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. The thing or person chosen; that which is approved and selected in preference to others; selection. [1913 Webster]
  • The common wealth is sick of their own choice. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. The best part; that which is preferable. [1913 Webster]
  • The flower and choice Of many provinces from bound to bound. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • To make a choice of, to choose; to select; to separate and take in preference.
  • Syn: Syn. - See Volition, Option. [1913 Webster]

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