a. [ Prob. p. p. of OE. acolen to grow cold or cool, AS. ācōlian to grow cold; pref. a- (cf. Goth. er-, orig. meaning out) + cōlian to cool. See Cool. ] Cold. [ Obs. ] “Poor Tom's acold.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. 1 of very long duration
Syn. -- ancient [ WordNet 1.5 ]

4. having reached a desired or final condition as a result of standing for a period of time; -- of wines, whiskey, fruit, or cheeses. As a result of having been aged, the product may be said to be mature or ripe (vs. green).
Syn. -- ripened [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adv. [ Pref. a- + hold. ] Near the wind; as, to lay a ship ahold. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The hold or grip of an anchor, or that to which it holds. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence: Firm hold: security. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. (Arch.) The molding of a cornice immediately below the corona. Oxf. Gloss. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Beheld p. p. formerly Beholden now used only as a p. a.); p. pr. & vb. n. Beholding. ] [ OE. bihalden, biholden, AS. behealdan to hold, have in sight; pref. be- + healdan to hold, keep; akin to G. behalten to hold, keep. See Hold. ] To have in sight; to see clearly; to look at; to regard with the eyes. [ 1913 Webster ]

When he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived. Num. xxi. 9. [ 1913 Webster ]

Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. John. i. 29. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To scan; gaze; regard; descry; view; discern. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To direct the eyes to, or fix them upon, an object; to look; to see. [ 1913 Webster ]

And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne, . . . a lamb as it had been slain. Rev. v. 6. [ 1913 Webster ]

p. a. [ Old p. p. of behold, used in the primitive sense of the simple verb hold. ] Obliged; bound in gratitude; indebted. [ 1913 Webster ]

But being so beholden to the Prince. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who beholds; a spectator. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Obliged; beholden. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

I was much bound and beholding to the right reverend father. Robynson (More's Utopia). [ 1913 Webster ]

So much hath Oxford been beholding to her nephews, or sister's children. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of seeing; sight; also, that which is beheld. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n., The state of being obliged or beholden. [ Obs. ] Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. bi- + fold. ] Twofold; double; of two kinds, degrees, etc. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

A small, thin, flat container, usually made of leather or imitation leather, having a pocket of a size just large enough to hold paper currency and folded over once to fit in the pocket of one's clothing; it is a type of wallet, but having fewer compartments than the typical wallet. [ PJC ]

1. A person who holds a bill or acceptance. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A device by means of which bills, etc., are held. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Scots Law) A mode of tenure by the payment of a small duty in white rent (silver) or otherwise. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Law) See Blanch holding. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Blindfolded; p. pr. & vb. n. Blindfolding. ] [ OE. blindfolden, blindfelden, blindfellen; AS. blind blind + prob. fellan, fyllan, to fell, strike down. ] To cover the eyes of, as with a bandage; to hinder from seeing. [ 1913 Webster ]

And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face. Luke xxii. 64. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having the eyes covered; blinded; having the mental eye darkened. Hence: Heedless; reckless; as, blindfold zeal; blindfold fury. [ 1913 Webster ]

Fate's blindfold reign the atheist loudly owns. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a flexible object placed over the eyes to prevent seeing; usually a strip of cloth wrapped around the head so as to cover the eyes. [ PJC ]

adj. having a blindfold placed over the eyes; -- done to prevent the wearer from seeing.
Syn. -- blindfold. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

a. [ OE. bald, bold, AS. bald, beald; akin to Icel. ballr, OHG. bald, MHG. balt, D. boud, Goth. balþei boldness, It. baldo. In Ger. there remains only bald, adv. soon. Cf. Bawd, n. ] 1. Forward to meet danger; venturesome; daring; not timorous or shrinking from risk; brave; courageous. [ 1913 Webster ]

Throngs of knights and barons bold. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Exhibiting or requiring spirit and contempt of danger; planned with courage; daring; vigorous. “The bold design leased highly.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. In a bad sense, too forward; taking undue liberties; over assuming or confident; lacking proper modesty or restraint; rude; impudent. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thou art too wild, too rude and bold of voice. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Somewhat overstepping usual bounds, or conventional rules, as in art, literature, etc.; taking liberties in composition or expression; as, the figures of an author are bold. “Bold tales.” Waller. [ 1913 Webster ]

The cathedral church is a very bold work. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Standing prominently out to view; markedly conspicuous; striking the eye; in high relief. [ 1913 Webster ]

Shadows in painting . . . make the figure bolder. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. Steep; abrupt; prominent. [ 1913 Webster ]

Where the bold cape its warning forehead rears. Trumbull. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To make bold or daring. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To be or become bold. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

(Zool.) an Australian eagle (Aquila audax), which destroys lambs and even the kangaroo. --
To make bold, to take liberties or the liberty; to venture. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Courageous; daring; brave; intrepid; fearless; dauntless; valiant; manful; audacious; stouthearted; high-spirited; adventurous; confident; strenuous; forward; impudent. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Boldened ] To make bold; to encourage; to embolden. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ready speakers, being boldened with their present abilities to say more, . . . use less help of diligence and study. Ascham. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. to print in boldface. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a typeface with thick heavy lines; -- also called bold-faced. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. 1. Somewhat impudent; lacking modesty; as, a bold-faced woman. [ 1913 Webster ]

I have seen enough to confute all the bold-faced atheists of this age. Bramhall. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Print.) Having a conspicuous or heavy face; -- also called boldface. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ This line is bold-faced nonpareil. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ AS. bealdlīce. ] In a bold manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state or quality of being bold. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Courage; bravery; intrepidity; dauntlessness; hardihood; assurance. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖‖ } n. (Bot.) A fragrant evergreen shrub of Chili (Peumus Boldus). The bark is used in tanning, the wood for making charcoal, the leaves in medicine, and the drupes are eaten. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A person who holds the bonds of a public or private corporation for the payment of money at a certain time. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A prompter at a theater. [ Obs. ] Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A support for a book, holding it open, while one reads or copies from it. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A headborough; a borsholder. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. borsolder; prob. fr. AS. borg, gen. borges, pledge + ealdor elder. See Borrow, and Elder, a. ] (Eng. Law) The head or chief of a tithing, or borough (see 2d Borough); the headborough; a parish constable. Spelman. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who attends a pugilist in a prize fight; -- so called from the bottle of water of which he has charge. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who assists or supports another in a contest; an abettor; a backer. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Lord Palmerston considered himself the bottleholder of oppressed states. The London Times. [ 1913 Webster ]

A black soldier of the United States army who served in the American west in the late 1800's, often as an indian fighter, and usually as part of an all-black troop; -- the name was given by the indians due to their their kinky hair, and the name was believed also to be a compliment on their courage. [ PJC ]

See Beggar's ticks. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A disk of bone, wood, or other material, which is made into a button by covering it with cloth. [ Written also buttonmould. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Fossil buttonmolds, joints of encrinites. See Encrinite. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who, or that which, holds a candle; also, one who assists another, but is otherwise not of importance. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Cuckold. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Compar. Colder superl. Coldest. ] [ OE. cold, cald, AS. cald, ceald; akin to OS. kald, D. koud, G. kalt, Icel. kaldr, Dan. kold, Sw. kall, Goth. kalds, L. gelu frost, gelare to freeze. Orig. p. p. of AS. calan to be cold, Icel. kala to freeze. Cf. Cool, a., Chill, n. ] 1. Deprived of heat, or having a low temperature; not warm or hot; gelid; frigid. “The snowy top of cold Olympis.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Lacking the sensation of warmth; suffering from the absence of heat; chilly; shivering; as, to be cold. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Not pungent or acrid. “Cold plants.” Bacon [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Wanting in ardor, intensity, warmth, zeal, or passion; spiritless; unconcerned; reserved. [ 1913 Webster ]

A cold and unconcerned spectator. T. Burnet. [ 1913 Webster ]

No cold relation is a zealous citizen. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Unwelcome; disagreeable; unsatisfactory. “Cold news for me.” “Cold comfort.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. Wanting in power to excite; dull; uninteresting. [ 1913 Webster ]

What a deal of cold business doth a man misspend the better part of life in! B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

The jest grows cold . . . when in comes on in a second scene. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. Affecting the sense of smell (as of hunting dogs) but feebly; having lost its odor; as, a cold scent. [ 1913 Webster ]

8. Not sensitive; not acute. [ 1913 Webster ]

Smell this business with a sense as cold
As is a dead man's nose. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

9. Distant; -- said, in the game of hunting for some object, of a seeker remote from the thing concealed. [ 1913 Webster ]

10. (Paint.) Having a bluish effect. Cf. Warm, 8. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cold abscess. See under Abscess. --
Cold blast See under Blast, n., 2. --
Cold blood. See under Blood, n., 8. --
Cold chill, an ague fit. Wright. --
Cold chisel, a chisel of peculiar strength and hardness, for cutting cold metal. Weale. --
Cold cream. See under Cream. --
Cold slaw. See Cole slaw. --
In cold blood, without excitement or passion; deliberately. [ 1913 Webster ] He was slain in cold blood after the fight was over. Sir W. Scott.
To give one the cold shoulder, to treat one with neglect.

Syn. -- Gelid; bleak; frigid; chill; indifferent; unconcerned; passionless; reserved; unfeeling; stoical. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The relative absence of heat or warmth. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The sensation produced by the escape of heat; chilliness or chillness. [ 1913 Webster ]

When she saw her lord prepared to part,
A deadly cold ran shivering to her heart. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Med.) A morbid state of the animal system produced by exposure to cold or dampness; a catarrh. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cold sore (Med.), a vesicular eruption appearing about the mouth as the result of a cold, or in the course of any disease attended with fever. --
To leave one out in the cold, to overlook or neglect him. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To become cold. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Having cold blood; -- said of fish or animals whose blood is but little warmer than the water or air about them. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Deficient in sensibility or feeling; hard-hearted. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Not thoroughbred; -- said of animals, as horses, which are derived from the common stock of a country. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. to to knock to the ground with force.
Syn. -- deck, dump, knock down, floor. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. to put coldcream on (one's face). [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Zool.) A British wagtail. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Wanting passion or feeling or emotional warmth; indifferent.

-- cold"-heart`ed*ness, n. [1913 Webster]