head cold

noun

a form of the common cold characterized especially by nasal congestion and sneezing.

Origin of head cold

First recorded in 1935–40

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He was very bald, and had complained of feeling his head cold during the night.
Mrs. Piper & the Society for Psychical Research | Michael Sage
Inhaling the camphor in this way will often make it easier to breathe through the nose in case of a head cold.
Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts | Girl Scouts
I'm in the middle of an important jig-saw; I'm expecting a new motor-car to arrive any minute; and I have a slight head-cold.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, September 2nd, 1914 | Various
Let him tell it and what Job went through was a mere head-cold compared to his trials and tribulations.
Torchy As A Pa | Sewell Ford
There is much sense in the old adage—“Keep the head cold, and the feet warm.”
Every Man his own Doctor | R. T. Claridge

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