1. Having cold blood; — said of fish or animals whose blood is but little warmer than the water or air
about them.
2. Deficient in sensibility or feeling; hard-hearted.
3. Not thoroughbred; — said of animals, as horses, which are derived from the common stock of a country.
Coldfinch
(Cold"finch`) n. (Zoöl.) A British wagtail.
Cold-hearted
(Cold"-heart`ed) a. Wanting passion or feeling; indifferent.
— Cold"-heart`ed*ness, n.
Coldish
(Cold"ish) a. Somewhat cold; cool; chilly.
Coldly
(Cold"ly), adv. In a cold manner; without warmth, animation, or feeling; with indifference; calmly.
Withdraw unto some private place,
And reason coldly of your grievances.
Shak.
Coldness
(Cold"ness), n. The state or quality of being cold.
Cold-short
(Cold"-short`) a. Brittle when cold; as, cold-short iron.
Cold-shut
(Cold"-shut`) a. (Metal.) Closed while too cold to become thoroughly welded; — said of a
forging or casting. — n. An imperfection caused by such insufficient welding.
