The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
cold-short — adjective (of a metal) brittle in its cold state. Origin C17: from Swed. kallskör, from kall cold + skör brittle , later assoc. with short in the same sense … English new terms dictionary
cold-short — adj. (of a metal) brittle in its cold state. Etymology: Sw. kallskoumlr f. kall cold + skoumlr brittle: assim. to SHORT … Useful english dictionary
cold short — adjective Of metal which is brittle at low temperatures. See Also: hot short … Wiktionary
cold-short — /ˈkoʊld ʃɔt/ (say kohld shawt) adjective (of metal) brittle when at atmospheric temperature …
Short — Short, a. [Compar. {Shorter}; superl. {Shortest}.] [OE. short, schort, AS. scort, sceort; akin to OHG. scurz, Icel. skorta to be short of, to lack, and perhaps to E. shear, v. t. Cf. {Shirt}.] 1. Not long; having brief length or linear extension; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Short rib — Short Short, a. [Compar. {Shorter}; superl. {Shortest}.] [OE. short, schort, AS. scort, sceort; akin to OHG. scurz, Icel. skorta to be short of, to lack, and perhaps to E. shear, v. t. Cf. {Shirt}.] 1. Not long; having brief length or linear… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Short suit — Short Short, a. [Compar. {Shorter}; superl. {Shortest}.] [OE. short, schort, AS. scort, sceort; akin to OHG. scurz, Icel. skorta to be short of, to lack, and perhaps to E. shear, v. t. Cf. {Shirt}.] 1. Not long; having brief length or linear… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cold-shortness — Cold short Cold short , a. [Prob. fr. Sw. kallsk[ o]r; kall cold + sk[ o]r brittle. Oxf. E. D.] (Metal.) Brittle when cold (that is, below a red heat); as, cold short iron. {Cold short ness}, n. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
short — [shôrt] adj. [ME < OE scort, akin to ON skort, short piece of clothing, OHG scurz, short < IE * (s)kerd < base * (s)ker , to cut, SHEAR < CURT] 1. not extending far from end to end; not long or not long enough 2. not great in span,… … English World dictionary
Cold Bay Airport — IATA: CDB – ICAO: PACD – FAA LID: CDB Summary Airport type … Wikipedia
