Etymology
Origin of ice-cold
before 1000; Old English is-calde; unrecorded in Middle English
Example Sentences
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Like the mussels, it requires “crystal-clear, rock-hard, ice-cold water,” said Robert T. Dillon, a former biology professor who runs the Freshwater Gastropods of North America Project, which inventories snail species.
From Slate • Apr. 27, 2026
I was on day three of travel-induced “ick,” sitting in an airport Chili’s at 10:30 a.m., eating a cup of enchilada soup with a glass of ice-cold lemon water.
From Salon • Mar. 9, 2026
The question for investors is whether this will heat up ICE’s ice-cold stock.
From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026
Keira Knightley and Whishaw play highly unlikely but ruthlessly skilled mercenary spies who work for an ice-cold Sarah Lancashire.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025
His fingers were ice-cold, like he’d been holding them in a snowdrift before class.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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