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‖ sang-froid|sɑ̃frwa|
[F. sang-froid, lit. ‘cold blood’ (sang blood, froid cold).
In the 17th c. the expression was in France often written erroneously sens froid, as if it contained sens ‘sense’ instead of the homophonous sang ‘blood’.]
Coolness, indifference, absence of excitement or agitation.
1750Chesterfield Lett. (1792) III. 27 Don Louis, with the same sang froid as constantly persisted, till he at last prevailed. 1790J. P. Andrews Anecd., Add. Index 5 Sang⁓froid of a chess-player. 1823Byron Juan viii. cxxi, With great sang-froid.., he sat smoking Tobacco. 1888‘Anna K. Green’ Behind Closed Doors v, Cameron accepted the situation with his usual sang froid. |