Achill

//ˈækəl// adj, name

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    chilled; chilly not-comparable

    "[…] and the sunshine gleaming over all the bare country, warming the fields, which were all achill with hoar-frost an hour ago, into a fresh green like the green of spring, […]"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An island in County Mayo, the largest of the Irish isles.

    "He admits that, as a project, “it's a bit niche, but I think anybody who's been here develops a massive grá for Achill. […]”"

Example

More examples

"He admits that, as a project, “it's a bit niche, but I think anybody who's been here develops a massive grá for Achill. […]”"

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Irish Acaill.

Etymology 2

From a- + chill.

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