ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Acold

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Acold is an adjective meaning (archaic or literary) Feeling cold.

Meaning

(archaic or literary) Feeling cold.

Example Sentences

c 1603–1606: Shakespeare, King Lear, IV-i Poor Tom's acold.
When, for all his feathers, he’s acold, the bird plunges from his perch head foremost into the snow.
To debate with Tao-an would be for me like drink to one who is athirst, like fire to one who is acold.

Synonyms for acold

Depending on context, synonyms include cold.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include cold, attery, frore, infrigidative, inclement, egelid.

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