the owl, for all his feathers, was acold—John Keats
Word History
Etymology
Middle English acoiled, a cold, from a-a- entry 1 + coldcold entry 1 (or alternatively continuing acoled, past participle of acolen "to become colder, cool off," going back to Old English ācōlian, from a-, ā-, perfective prefix + cōlian "to become cold") — more at abide, cool entry 2
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