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| Cool |
[Compar. Cooler (?);
superl. Coolest.] [AS. c l;
akin to D. koel, G. kühl, OHG. chouli, Dan.
kölig, Sw. kylig, also to AS. calan |
Moderately cold; between
warm and cold; lacking in warmth; producing or promoting
coolness.
Not ardent, warm, fond, or passionate;
not hasty; deliberate; exercising self-control; self-possessed;
dispassionate; indifferent; as, a cool lover; a
cool debater.
Not retaining heat; light; as, a
cool dress.
Manifesting coldness or dislike;
chilling; apathetic; as, a cool manner.
Quietly impudent; negligent of
propriety in matters of minor importance, either ignorantly or
willfully; presuming and selfish; audacious; as, cool
behavior.
Applied facetiously, in a vague sense,
to a sum of money, commonly as if to give emphasis to the
largeness of the amount.
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A moderate state of
cold; coolness; -- said of the temperature of the air between hot
and cold; as, the cool of the day; the cool of the
morning or evening.
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To make cool or cold] to
reduce the temperature of; as, ice cools water.
To moderate the heat or excitement of;
to allay, as passion of any kind; to calm; to moderate.
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To become less hot; to lose heat.
To lose the heat of excitement or
passion; to become more moderate.
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