Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Cold
cold, n. [OE cald.] (webplay: air, feeling, look, passes, shivering, wanting, warm).
- Low temperature; cool weather; absence of heat; freezing atmospheric state; chilly physical environment.
- Solitude; loneliness; absence of affection; social margin.
- Chill; lack of body heat; sensation of physical cooling.
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