chillth

English

Alternative forms

• chilth

Etymology

From chill +‎ -th.

Noun

chillth (uncountable)

1. (rare, literal or figurative) Chilliness, especially of the atmosphere; cold.
   • 1904, Broadway Weekly, volume 2, page 15:

     During the past season in London, I note that umbrage was taken by the English smartees at the “chilth” with which they were treated by the American women of title who have rigorously excluded them from their entertainments.

   • 1917, Ralph W. Bell, Canada in War-paint, page 12:

     But there is cold and cold. The Salisbury Plains type is of the "and cold" variety! It steals in through the tent flaps with a "chilth” that damply clings.

   • 1939, Mademoiselle, volume 9, page 46:

     […] and bring cheer and chillth to your parched guests. Lawn lollers as well as the strenuous tennis crowd react favorably to the clink of ice against glass, especially when they don't have to bestir themselves in the attainment thereof.

   • 1960, The New Yorker - Volume 36, Part 4, page 148:

     This coat is lined with black nutria, to ward off the chillth. Then comes Canadian beaver dyed bright gold, in a coat with wide horizontal bands and pockets at the side front.

Derived terms

• chilthy