chillsomeadj.
/ˈtʃɪlsəm/ Chilling, chilly.
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1927 Whitham Latude & Linguet's Mem. Bastille Introd. 40 Her mistress, who, chillsome in blood..dreaded that she might cease to be agreeable to her lusty sovereign.
1928 Observer 17 June 1/7 [Buxton] being built on rock... It means you can get utterly away from chillsome damps.
1970 Daily Tel. 22 Aug. 7 Glorious and gently sloping golden sands, a chillsome sea.
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