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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : jel-id |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒɛl ɪd |
Définition of gelid
Origin :- c.1600, from Latin gelidus "icy cold," from gelum "frost, intense cold" (see cold (adj.)).
- noun freezing
- Gelid, who during all the tumult had slept soundly, was now awake.
- Extract from : « Hair Breadth Escapes » by T. S. Arthur
- Gelid said nothing, but when it came to the pinch was the most useful of all.
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- I went down into the cabin and sat down to breakfast with Gelid and Wagtail.
- Extract from : « Hair Breadth Escapes » by T. S. Arthur
- Gelid said nothing, but he was in the end the best surgeon's mate amongst them.
- Extract from : « Tom Cringle's Log » by Michael Scott
- Even as she talked she swiveled the drum around, kicked the easy-off plug, and began dumping the gelid contents into the hole.
- Extract from : « Deathworld » by Harry Harrison
- The thin screaming came again, like a hot wire drawn down the gelid morning.
- Extract from : « The Jewels of Aptor » by Samuel R. Delany
- She seemed to be unable to tear herself away from the sight of the austere Aniene, with its gelid waters.
- Extract from : « The conquest of Rome » by Matilde Serao
- And the gelid air sweeping 108 down from the high places submerged him as if with a flood of icy water.
- Extract from : « The Forester's Daughter » by Hamlin Garland
- Wagtail, too, was soon 98 obliged to beat a retreat, but Gelid remained firm as a rock.
- Extract from : « Hair Breadth Escapes » by T. S. Arthur
- Wagtail and Gelid had followed me on deck, and were now assisting their servants in putting the muskets in order.
- Extract from : « Hair Breadth Escapes » by T. S. Arthur
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