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(Encyclopedia) cold storage: see refrigeration.cold war
(Encyclopedia) cold war, term used to describe the shifting struggle for power and prestige between the Western powers and the Communist bloc from the end of World War II until 1989. Of worldwide…cold, common
(Encyclopedia) cold, common, acute viral infection of the mucous membranes of the nose and throat, often involving the sinuses. The typical sore throat, sneezing, and fatigue may be accompanied by…cold-blooded
(Encyclopedia) cold-blooded: see body temperature.cold frame
(Encyclopedia) cold frame, in horticulture, sun-heated board frame covered with a removable top of glass or other transparent material and sunk into the ground. The top may be solid or slatted or…Childhood Diseases: The Common Cold
The Common ColdChildhood DiseasesIntroductionThe Polio PanicChickenpoxEar AchesMeasly MeaslesMumpsRubellaDeadly DiphtheriaPertussis, or Whooping CoughTerrifying TetanusThe Importance of Childhood…Brewer's: Cold-Bath Fields
So called from the cold baths established there by Mr. Bains, in 1697, for the cure of rheumatism, convulsions, and other nervous disorders. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E.…Brewer's: Cold-blooded Animals
As a rule, all invertebrate animals, and all fishes and reptiles, are called cold-blooded, because the temperature of their blood is about equal to the medium in which they live. Source…Brewer's: Cold-blooded Persons
Those not easily excited; those whose passions are not easily roused; those whose circulation is sluggish. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Cold-chiselCold-…Brewer's: Cold Drawn Oil
Castor oil, obtained by pressure in the cold. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Cold PigeonCold-chisel A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S…Trending
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