Meaning
A moderate, but uncomfortable and penetrating coldness.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
From Middle English chele, chile, from Old English ċiele, ċele (“cold; coldness”), from Proto-West Germanic *kali, from Proto-Germanic *kaliz, from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to be cold”). Closely related with Dutch kil. Also akin to cool, cold, gel, and congeal, which see.
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NYT Puzzle Appearances
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