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cold sweat

–noun
a chill accompanied by perspiration, caused by fear, nervousness, or the like.

Origin:
1700–10
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cold sweat  
n.  A reaction to nervousness, fear, pain, or shock, characterized by simultaneous perspiration and chill and cold moist skin.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: cold sweat
Function: noun
: perspiration accompanied by feelings of chill or cold and usually induced or accompanied by dread, fear, or shock
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

cold sweat n.
A reaction to nervousness, fear, pain, or shock, characterized by simultaneous perspiration and chill and cold moist skin.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Idioms & Phrases

cold sweat

see in a cold sweat.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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