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Meaning of ACOLD

Pronunciation:  u'kowld

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  (archaic) of persons; feeling cold; "Poor Tom's acold"- Shakespeare
 
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 Synonyms: cold
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\A*cold"\, a. [Prob. p. p. of OE. acolen to grow cold or
cool, AS. [=a]c[=o]lian to grow cold; pref. a- (cf. Goth.
er-, orig. meaning out) + c[=o]lian to cool. See {Cool}.]
Cold. [Obs.] ``Poor Tom's acold.'' --Shak.
 
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