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sang-froid

  [Fr. sahn-frwa]
–noun
coolness of mind; calmness; composure: They committed the robbery with complete sang-froid.
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Origin:
1740–50; < F: lit., cold blood

Synonyms:
self-possession, poise, equanimity, self-control, nerve, courage, steadiness.
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sang-froid or sang·froid   (säɴ-frwä')   
n.  Coolness and composure, especially in trying circumstances.

[French : sang, blood (from Old French, from Latin sanguis) + froid, cold (from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *frigidus, alteration of Latin frīgidus; see frigid).]
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sang-froid 
"presence of mind, composure," 1712, from Fr. sang froid, lit. "cool blood," from sang "blood" (from L. sanguis) + froid "cold," from L. frigidus).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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