2. A delicacy; a dainty. [Obs.] R. North.

{ Cook"ey, Cook"ie } (?), n. See Cooky.

Cook"maid` (?), n. A female servant or maid who dresses provisions and assists the cook.

Cook"room` (?), n. A room for cookery; a kitchen; the galley or caboose of a ship. Sir W. Raleigh.

Cook`shop (?), n. An eating house. "A subterranean cookshop." Macaulay.

Cook"y (?), n.; pl. Cookies (#). [Cf. D. koek cake, dim. koekje; akin to G. kuchen, E. cake; or cf. OE. coket, prob., a sort of cake, and prob. of French origin.] A small, flat, sweetened cake of various kinds.

Cool (?), a. [Compar. Cooler (?); superl. Coolest.] [AS. cōl; akin to D. koel, G. kŘhl, OHG. chouli, Dan. k÷lig, Sw. kylig, also to AS. calan to be cold, Icel. kala. See Cold, and cf. Chill.] 1. Moderately cold; between warm and cold; lacking in warmth; producing or promoting coolness.

Fanned with cool winds.

Milton.

2. Not ardent, warm, fond, or passionate; not hasty; deliberate; exercising self-control; self-possessed; dispassionate; indifferent; as, a cool lover; a cool debater.

For a patriot, too cool.

Goldsmith.

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