coolthn.

Brit.

/kuːlθ/, U.S.

/kulθ/

Forms: 1500s (1800s English regional) coulthe, 1600s (1700s–1800s English regional) cooth, 1700s– coolth.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: cool adj., -th suffix¹.

Etymology: < cool adj. + -th suffix¹. The examples below probably reflect a number of separate instances of formation of the same word, chiefly after warmth n. Compare Old Dutch cuolitha.The forms kilthe, kelthe, kelth which occur in various 15th-cent. manuscripts of the Middle English text Sidrak and Bokkus (also in a 16th-cent. printed version keelth) in the sense ‘coldness, cold’ are probably unrelated.

1. Coolness. Now chiefly literary, archaic, or humorous.

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the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > [noun] > coolness

coolnessOE

refroidourc1475

coola1500

coolth1547

frescour1638

swalec1700

1547 W. Salesbury Dict. Eng. & Welshe Oerfel, coulthe.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Froid, cold, cooth; coldnesse.

1781 F. Burney Early Jrnls. & Lett. (2003) IV. 422 My Father & Mrs. Thrale seated themselves out of Doors..for coolth & chat.

1863 T. Taylor Pictures in Words xiii In pleasant dreams Of English coolth and greenery.

1875 W. D. Parish Dict. Sussex Dial. Coolthe, coolness. ‘I set the window open for coolthe’.

1889 R. Kipling Arrest Lt. Golightly in Plain Tales from Hills (ed. 2) 135 He kept on steadily and tried to think how pleasant the coolth was.

1926 J. R. R. Tolkien in Year's Work Eng. Stud. 1924 30 The current coolth, which shows signs of losing its facetiousness, and may claim part of the territory of cool.

1955 E. Pound Classic Anthol. ii. 120 June's mid-summer, August brings coolth again.

1991 E. Peters Last Camel died at Noon ii. xv. 311 Hear it we did, in the coolth of the evening, as twilight spread her violet veils across the garden.

2001 S. Heaney Electric Light 73 The older I get, the quicker and the closer I hear those labouring breaths and feel the coolth.

2. English regional. A cold; the common cold. Now rare.

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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disorder of respiratory organs > [noun] > common cold or catarrh

poseOE

rheuma1398

cold?a1425

snekec1440

refraidourc1450

murr1451

gravedity1547

coldment1578

snorea1585

catarrh1588

coqueluche1611

gravediny1620

coryza1634

snurl1674

catch-cold1706

gravedo1706

common cold1713

coolth?1748

snuffles1770

snifters1808

influenza cold1811

snaffles1822

the sniffles1825

snuffiness1834

crying cold1843

flu1899

?1748 ‘T. Bobbin’ View Lancs. Dial. (ed. 2) (Gloss.) Cooth, a cold.

1881 G. F. Jackson Shropshire Word-bk. Suppl. (at cited word) Cooth..‘That child's ketcht a cooth’.

1884 R. Holland Gloss. Words County of Chester (1886) Cooth, cold (malady)..‘I'm so full of cooth and cold’.

3. colloquial (originally U.S.). Chiefly humorous. The quality of being relaxed, assured, or sophisticated in demeanour or style.

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the mind > emotion > calmness > [noun] > of appearance or demeanour

countenancec1330

coolth1966

1966 San Antonio (Texas) Express 26 May 8 g/2 In this marathon role she has wit, poise, warmth and a very taking coolth.

1983 Christian Sci. Monitor (Nexis) 13 Apr. (Food section) 17 Music lovers might argue the relative coolth of the newer jazz groups.

1991 She May 90 (caption) 16-year-old disco Lotharios still display coolth by pursing their lips in time-honoured mirror-kissing mode.

2003 J. McManus Positively Fifth Street 62 My..progressive-bifocal shades suggest not feeble nearsightedness but its opposite—penetrating 20/20 vision to go with impenetrable coolth.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	coolth
释义	coolthn. Brit. /kuːlθ/, U.S. /kulθ/ Forms: 1500s (1800s English regional) coulthe, 1600s (1700s–1800s English regional) cooth, 1700s– coolth. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: cool adj., -th suffix¹. Etymology: < cool adj. + -th suffix¹. The examples below probably reflect a number of separate instances of formation of the same word, chiefly after warmth n. Compare Old Dutch cuolitha.The forms kilthe, kelthe, kelth which occur in various 15th-cent. manuscripts of the Middle English text Sidrak and Bokkus (also in a 16th-cent. printed version keelth) in the sense ‘coldness, cold’ are probably unrelated. 1. Coolness. Now chiefly literary, archaic, or humorous. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > [noun] > coolness coolnessOE refroidourc1475 coola1500 coolth1547 frescour1638 swalec1700 1547 W. Salesbury Dict. Eng. & Welshe Oerfel, coulthe. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Froid, cold, cooth; coldnesse. 1781 F. Burney Early Jrnls. & Lett. (2003) IV. 422 My Father & Mrs. Thrale seated themselves out of Doors..for coolth & chat. 1863 T. Taylor Pictures in Words xiii In pleasant dreams Of English coolth and greenery. 1875 W. D. Parish Dict. Sussex Dial. Coolthe, coolness. ‘I set the window open for coolthe’. 1889 R. Kipling Arrest Lt. Golightly in Plain Tales from Hills (ed. 2) 135 He kept on steadily and tried to think how pleasant the coolth was. 1926 J. R. R. Tolkien in Year's Work Eng. Stud. 1924 30 The current coolth, which shows signs of losing its facetiousness, and may claim part of the territory of cool. 1955 E. Pound Classic Anthol. ii. 120 June's mid-summer, August brings coolth again. 1991 E. Peters Last Camel died at Noon ii. xv. 311 Hear it we did, in the coolth of the evening, as twilight spread her violet veils across the garden. 2001 S. Heaney Electric Light 73 The older I get, the quicker and the closer I hear those labouring breaths and feel the coolth. 2. English regional. A cold; the common cold. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disorder of respiratory organs > [noun] > common cold or catarrh poseOE rheuma1398 cold?a1425 snekec1440 refraidourc1450 murr1451 gravedity1547 coldment1578 snorea1585 catarrh1588 coqueluche1611 gravediny1620 coryza1634 snurl1674 catch-cold1706 gravedo1706 common cold1713 coolth?1748 snuffles1770 snifters1808 influenza cold1811 snaffles1822 the sniffles1825 snuffiness1834 crying cold1843 flu1899 ?1748 ‘T. Bobbin’ View Lancs. Dial. (ed. 2) (Gloss.) Cooth, a cold. 1881 G. F. Jackson Shropshire Word-bk. Suppl. (at cited word) Cooth..‘That child's ketcht a cooth’. 1884 R. Holland Gloss. Words County of Chester (1886) Cooth, cold (malady)..‘I'm so full of cooth and cold’. 3. colloquial (originally U.S.). Chiefly humorous. The quality of being relaxed, assured, or sophisticated in demeanour or style. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > calmness > [noun] > of appearance or demeanour countenancec1330 coolth1966 1966 San Antonio (Texas) Express 26 May 8 g/2 In this marathon role she has wit, poise, warmth and a very taking coolth. 1983 Christian Sci. Monitor (Nexis) 13 Apr. (Food section) 17 Music lovers might argue the relative coolth of the newer jazz groups. 1991 She May 90 (caption) 16-year-old disco Lotharios still display coolth by pursing their lips in time-honoured mirror-kissing mode. 2003 J. McManus Positively Fifth Street 62 My..progressive-bifocal shades suggest not feeble nearsightedness but its opposite—penetrating 20/20 vision to go with impenetrable coolth. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1547
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