key-coldadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈkiːˌkəʊld/, U.S.

/ˈkiˌkoʊld/

Forms: see key n.¹ and adj. and cold adj.; also 1500s cay-colde, 1500s kea-cold.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: key n.¹, cold adj.

Etymology: < key n.¹ + cold adj. Compare as cold as a key at key n.¹ and adj. Phrases 5, stone-cold adj. at stone n. Compounds 3a(a).

A. adj.

1. Extremely cold; devoid of heat (sometimes with connotations of death). Cf. stone-cold adj. at stone n. Compounds 3a(a). In later use chiefly literary.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > [adjective]

chealdc1000

coldc1290

acoldc1330

key-cold1529

winterly1547

coldrycke1552

bleaka1616

algid1623

gelid1659

unwarm1694

achill1858

cold as charity1864

parky1886

chillsome1927

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > [adjective] > of body, esp. in death

colda1400

key-cold1529

clay-cold1633

hypothermic1898

1529 T. More Dialogue Heresyes ii, in Wks. 185/2 That body bereth them yet about sicke and noughty and cay colde as thei be.

1593 Tell-Trothes New-yeares Gift (1876) 4 Joyning burning sommer with kea-cold winter.

1668 J. Dryden Sr Martin Mar-all iii. 31 Mill. Feel whether she breathes, with your hand before her mouth. Rose. No, Madam, 'tis Key-cold.

1691 A. Wood Athenæ Oxonienses I. 576 Th' obscure recesses of this key-cold Tomb, Do Stokeslies ashes, and remains inhume.

1768 Scots Mag. Feb. 97/2 Pale grew your visage as the key-cold clay.

1823 New Monthly Mag. 7 63 Taking it [sc. an arm] hushingly up with fond intent to kiss it—lo! it was key-cold!

1894 H. Caine Manxman vi. xiii. 405 The word was scarce out of his mouth when he was key-cold.

1914 C. R. Macauley Red Tavern v. 92 Was ever a maiden wooed through a two-foot, key-cold wall?

1966 W. H. Auden About House 24 Deep in Mother Earth, beneath her key-cold cloak.

2005 P. Ackroyd Shakespeare (2006) xviii. 99 The key-cold stone of the Tower.

2. figurative. Entirely devoid of warmth of feeling; without zeal or fervour. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [adjective] > cold or lacking warm feeling

winter-coldOE

coldc1175

cheald1340

umbrous1483

key-colda1535

frosty1548

frostbitten1564

icy1567

wintry1579

cold-hearteda1616

unwarmeda1625

dry1637

cool1641

frigidal1651

frigid1658

thieveless1725

cool-hearted1748

wintry1748

chill1751

cold as charity1795

freezing1813

ice-cold1815

chilly1841

impersonal1846

pincé1858

ice-cool1891

touch-me-not-ish1895

marmorean1902

a1535 T. More Dialoge of Comfort (1553) iii. xxvii. sig. U.viii The consideracion of his incomparable kindnes, coulde not..faile to enflame our kaye cold heartes.

1565 T. Stapleton Fortresse of Faith f. 123 Kaye colde christians.

1600 F. Hastings Apol. or Def. Watch-word 214 So little and key-colde is your loue and dutie to her Maiestie.

a1659 R. Brownrig 65 Serm. (1674) I. xxxi. 393 Men are many times..luke-warm, yea, key-cold in the execution of justice.

1746 R. Erskine Best Security for Best Life 47 Every one that is made alive in Christ, they have something of a warm Breath toward God and Man; toward God in Prayer, toward Man in Conference, and speaking of Divine Things; but in these Things ye are Key-cold.

1821 Evangelical Mag. Feb. 55/2 In some respects..'tis better by far to be a key-cold heathen than a lukewarm Christian.

1843 J. Hamilton in Congreg. Mag. Feb. 147 And then, on the other hand, there are some who have that key-cold orthodoxy, that tenacious, unmalleable orthodoxy.

2007 A. Theroux Laura Warholic xliii. 696 It was part of her self-hatred to rely on such key-cold rebukes.

†B. n.

humorous. A severe cold. Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > high or low temperature > [noun] > low temperature

cold?a1400

through-cold1562

perfrigeration1585

key-cold1602

perfriction1607

algidity1874

hypothermia1886

1602 T. Dekker Satiro-mastix sig. D4 Sir Adam is best you hide your head for feare your wise braines take key-colde.

Derivatives

† key-coldness n. Obsolete

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > [noun] > intense or extreme

frigidityc1420

frigor1599

key-coldness1614

gelidity1656

gelidness1727

ultracold1967

1614 S. Jerome Seauen Helpes to Heauen 212 A key-coldnesse, neglect, if not contempt..in the publike and priuate worship of God.

1653 E. Waterhouse Humble Apol. Learning 72 They have by the blessing of God been the instruments of our conversion from darknesse to light,..from key-coldnesse to zeal.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	key-cold
释义	key-coldadj.n. Brit. /ˈkiːˌkəʊld/, U.S. /ˈkiˌkoʊld/ Forms: see key n.¹ and adj. and cold adj.; also 1500s cay-colde, 1500s kea-cold. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: key n.¹, cold adj. Etymology: < key n.¹ + cold adj. Compare as cold as a key at key n.¹ and adj. Phrases 5, stone-cold adj. at stone n. Compounds 3a(a). A. adj. 1. Extremely cold; devoid of heat (sometimes with connotations of death). Cf. stone-cold adj. at stone n. Compounds 3a(a). In later use chiefly literary. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > [adjective] chealdc1000 coldc1290 acoldc1330 key-cold1529 winterly1547 coldrycke1552 bleaka1616 algid1623 gelid1659 unwarm1694 achill1858 cold as charity1864 parky1886 chillsome1927 the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > [adjective] > of body, esp. in death colda1400 key-cold1529 clay-cold1633 hypothermic1898 1529 T. More Dialogue Heresyes ii, in Wks. 185/2 That body bereth them yet about sicke and noughty and cay colde as thei be. 1593 Tell-Trothes New-yeares Gift (1876) 4 Joyning burning sommer with kea-cold winter. 1668 J. Dryden Sr Martin Mar-all iii. 31 Mill. Feel whether she breathes, with your hand before her mouth. Rose. No, Madam, 'tis Key-cold. 1691 A. Wood Athenæ Oxonienses I. 576 Th' obscure recesses of this key-cold Tomb, Do Stokeslies ashes, and remains inhume. 1768 Scots Mag. Feb. 97/2 Pale grew your visage as the key-cold clay. 1823 New Monthly Mag. 7 63 Taking it [sc. an arm] hushingly up with fond intent to kiss it—lo! it was key-cold! 1894 H. Caine Manxman vi. xiii. 405 The word was scarce out of his mouth when he was key-cold. 1914 C. R. Macauley Red Tavern v. 92 Was ever a maiden wooed through a two-foot, key-cold wall? 1966 W. H. Auden About House 24 Deep in Mother Earth, beneath her key-cold cloak. 2005 P. Ackroyd Shakespeare (2006) xviii. 99 The key-cold stone of the Tower. 2. figurative. Entirely devoid of warmth of feeling; without zeal or fervour. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [adjective] > cold or lacking warm feeling winter-coldOE coldc1175 cheald1340 umbrous1483 key-colda1535 frosty1548 frostbitten1564 icy1567 wintry1579 cold-hearteda1616 unwarmeda1625 dry1637 cool1641 frigidal1651 frigid1658 thieveless1725 cool-hearted1748 wintry1748 chill1751 cold as charity1795 freezing1813 ice-cold1815 chilly1841 impersonal1846 pincé1858 ice-cool1891 touch-me-not-ish1895 marmorean1902 a1535 T. More Dialoge of Comfort (1553) iii. xxvii. sig. U.viii The consideracion of his incomparable kindnes, coulde not..faile to enflame our kaye cold heartes. 1565 T. Stapleton Fortresse of Faith f. 123 Kaye colde christians. 1600 F. Hastings Apol. or Def. Watch-word 214 So little and key-colde is your loue and dutie to her Maiestie. a1659 R. Brownrig 65 Serm. (1674) I. xxxi. 393 Men are many times..luke-warm, yea, key-cold in the execution of justice. 1746 R. Erskine Best Security for Best Life 47 Every one that is made alive in Christ, they have something of a warm Breath toward God and Man; toward God in Prayer, toward Man in Conference, and speaking of Divine Things; but in these Things ye are Key-cold. 1821 Evangelical Mag. Feb. 55/2 In some respects..'tis better by far to be a key-cold heathen than a lukewarm Christian. 1843 J. Hamilton in Congreg. Mag. Feb. 147 And then, on the other hand, there are some who have that key-cold orthodoxy, that tenacious, unmalleable orthodoxy. 2007 A. Theroux Laura Warholic xliii. 696 It was part of her self-hatred to rely on such key-cold rebukes. †B. n. humorous. A severe cold. Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > high or low temperature > [noun] > low temperature cold?a1400 through-cold1562 perfrigeration1585 key-cold1602 perfriction1607 algidity1874 hypothermia1886 1602 T. Dekker Satiro-mastix sig. D4 Sir Adam is best you hide your head for feare your wise braines take key-colde. Derivatives † key-coldness n. Obsolete ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > [noun] > intense or extreme frigidityc1420 frigor1599 key-coldness1614 gelidity1656 gelidness1727 ultracold1967 1614 S. Jerome Seauen Helpes to Heauen 212 A key-coldnesse, neglect, if not contempt..in the publike and priuate worship of God. 1653 E. Waterhouse Humble Apol. Learning 72 They have by the blessing of God been the instruments of our conversion from darknesse to light,..from key-coldnesse to zeal. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1529
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