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Cold
·vi To become cold.
II. Cold ·noun Not pungent or acrid.
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cold
You will catch cold at that; a vulgar threat or advice to desist from an attempt. He caught cold by ...
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Hearted
·adj Shaped like a heart; cordate.
II. Hearted ·adj Seated or laid up in the heart.
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Cold wave
·add. ·- In the terminology of the United States Weather Bureau, an unusual fall in temperature, to ...
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Cold-blooded
·adj Deficient in sensibility or feeling; hard-hearted.
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Cold-short
·adj Brittle when cold; as, cold-short iron.
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Cold-shut
·noun An imperfection caused by such insufficient welding.
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Key-cold
·adj Cold as a metallic key; lifeless.
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Stone-cold
·adj Cold as a stone.
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Cold Abbeye
A tenement so called in Wendageynes Lane held under the Fraternity of St. Katherine in the Church of...
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cold pye
A punishment inflicted on any person sleeping in company: it consists in wrapping up cotton in a cas...
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cold burning
A punishment inflicted by private soldiers on their comrades for trifling offences, or breach of the...
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cold cook
An undertaker of funerals, or carrion hunter.
See carrion hunter.
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cold iron
A sword, or any other weapon for cutting or stabbing. I gave him two inches of cold iron into his be...
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cold meat
A dead wife is the beat cold meat in a man's house.
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cold pig
To give cold pig is a punishment inflicted on sluggards who lie too long in bed: it consists in pull...
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cold pudding
This is said to settle one's love.
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bitter cold
Very cold. This common colloquial expression is used alike in England and America.
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cold fire
a fire laid ready for lighting. York.
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cold-chisel
A stout chisel made of steel, used for cutting iron when it is cold.
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cold-eel
The Gymnotus electricus.
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Black-hearted
·adj Having a wicked, malignant disposition; morally bad.
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Broken-hearted
·adj Having the spirits depressed or crushed by grief or despair.
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Chicken-hearted
·adj Timid; fearful; cowardly.
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Dead-hearted
·adj Having a dull, faint heart; spiritless; listless.
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Dog-hearted
·adj Inhuman; cruel.
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Earthen-hearted
·adj Hard-hearted; sordid; gross.
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False-hearted
·adj Hollow or unsound at the core; treacherous; deceitful; perfidious.
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Flint-hearted
·adj Hard-hearted.
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Free-hearted
·adj Open; frank; unreserved; liberal; generous; as, free-hearted mirth.
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Full-hearted
·adj Full of courage or confidence.
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Gentle-hearted
·adj Having a kind or gentle disposition.
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Great-hearted
·adj High-spirited; fearless.
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Half-hearted
·adj Lacking zeal or courage; lukewarm.
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Hard-hearted
·adj Unsympathetic; inexorable; cruel; pitiless.
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Hare-hearted
·adj Timorous; timid; easily frightened.
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Hen-hearted
·adj Cowardly; timid; chicken-hearted.
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High-hearted
·adj Full of courage or nobleness; high-souled.
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Hollow-hearted
·adj Insincere; deceitful; not sound and true; having a cavity or decayed spot within.
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Iron-hearted
·adj Hard-hearted; unfeeling; cruel; as, an iron-hearted master.
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Kind-hearted
·adj Having kindness of nature; sympathetic; characterized by a humane disposition; as, a kind-heart...
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Large-hearted
·adj Having a large or generous heart or disposition; noble; liberal.
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Light-hearted
·adj Free from grief or anxiety; gay; cheerful; merry.
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Lion-hearted
·adj Very brave; brave and magnanimous.
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Open-hearted
·adj Candid; frank; generous.
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Pigeon-hearted
·adj Timid; easily frightened; chicken-hearted.
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Plain-hearted
·adj Frank; sincere; artless.
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Public-hearted
·adj Public-spirited.
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Right-hearted
·adj Having a right heart or disposition.
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Shallow-hearted
·adj Incapable of deep feeling.
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Simple-hearted
·adj Sincere; inguenuous; guileless.
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Single-hearted
·adj Having an honest heart; free from duplicity.
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Soft-hearted
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Stiff-hearted
·adj Obstinate; stubborn; contumacious.
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Stone-hearted
·adj Hard-hearted; cruel; pitiless; unfeeling.
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Stout-hearted
·adj Having a brave heart; courageous.
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Tender-hearted
·adj Having great sensibility; susceptible of impressions or influence; affectionate; pitying; sensi...
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True-hearted
·adj Of a faithful heart; honest; sincere; not faithless or deceitful; as, a truhearted friend.
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Warm-hearted
·adj Having strong affection; cordial; sincere; hearty; sympathetic.
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Weak-hearted
·adj Having little courage; of feeble spirit; dispirited; faint-hearted.
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Wise-hearted
·adj Wise; knowing; skillful; sapient; erudite; prudent.
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chicken-hearted
Fearful, cowardly.
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hen-hearted
Cowardly.
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cold as presbyterian charity
I know not the origin of this saying, and am not aware that there is less charity in this sect than ...
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