sang-froid

(sän frwä′)

noun

cool self-possession or composure

Origin: Fr, lit., cold blood < L sanguis & frigidus: see frigid

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or sang·froid

noun

Coolness and composure, especially in trying circumstances.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: : sang, blood (from Old French, from Latin sanguis)

Origin: + froid, cold (from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *frigidus, alteration of Latin frīgidus; see frigid)

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