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Definition of Acold
1. Adjective. Of persons; feeling cold. "Poor Tom's acold"
Definition of Acold
1. a. Cold.
Definition of Acold
1. Adjective. (obsolete) Of a person, feeling cold. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Acold
1. cold [adj] - See also: cold
Lexicographical Neighbors of Acold
Literary usage of Acold
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Nineteenth Century (1881)
"No beasts nor birds but sing and cry In jargon at this merry season: The year
has laid his mantle by, acold and wet from winter's prison. ..."
2. The Lost Beauties of the English Language: An Appeal to Authors, Poets by Charles Mackay (1874)
"Keats, ' Poor Tom's acold.'—Shakespeare. Adle, stagnant water that smells badly.
From the same root,' addled,' a rotten egg. Afeard, struck with fear—a more ..."
3. An Inland Voyage: And Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes by ROBERT LOUIS. STEVENSON (1910)
"acold. An obsolete word, found frequently in poetry. Poor Tom's acold. (Shakespeare.)
The owl for all her feathers was acold. (Keats.) 88, 1. Centaur. ..."
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