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head cold

noun

  1. a form of the common cold characterized especially by nasal congestion and sneezing.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of head cold1

First recorded in 1935–40

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Example Sentences

He was very bald, and had complained of feeling his head cold during the night.

Inhaling the camphor in this way will often make it easier to breathe through the nose in case of a head cold.

I'm in the middle of an important jig-saw; I'm expecting a new motor-car to arrive any minute; and I have a slight head-cold.

Let him tell it and what Job went through was a mere head-cold compared to his trials and tribulations.

There is much sense in the old adage—“Keep the head cold, and the feet warm.”

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