cauld
Americanadjective
adjective
Example Sentences
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It sleeps in the snaw and the cranreuch Wi a cauld cauld plaid to wear.
From The Guardian • Aug. 19, 2010
The year after my faither's death was cauld an' wat, an' oor stuff remained sae lang green, that we just thocht we wouldna get it cut ava.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 7 by Various
But, alake! afore the end o' his twa discourses, my heart turned as cauld as lead, and it has never again hett in my breast sinsyne.
From The Shepherd's Calendar Volume I (of II) by Hogg, James
The morning, though calm, was cauld; but, aboot twa hours after they had left, Nance heard the sough o' a comin wind.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 12 by Various
For though, when my worn frame is cauld, Your grief may be profound.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 13 by Various
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