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Archbishop, and he answered, with perfect sang-froid:

—The French Immortals Series — Complete

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noun Coolness and composure, especially in trying circumstances.

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She possessed the necessary _sang-froid_ to carry on a scheme of this kind with success. — Country Life in Canada Fifty Years Ago Personal recollections and reminiscences of a sexagenarian
"That would be but a tame proceeding, citizen, after my visit to you," said the old man, with unruffled sang-froid. — The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Winifred had always been noted for sang-froid. — The Forsyte Saga - Complete
But he, M. Lacheneur, had been wise enough to retain his _sang-froid_. — The Honor of the Name
His weakness had passed; his _sang-froid_ had returned; he would now reflect. — The Honor of the Name

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American Heritage Dictionary (1)

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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French, from sang (from Latin sanguis), blood, + froid, cold, cool, from Latin frigidus, cold: see sang and frigid.

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/sɑnˈfrwɑ/

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