a. [ Cf. Cold-short. ] (Metal.) Brittle when heated, esp. beyond a red heat;
n. a successful, self-confident person who is regarded by others as highly skilled; -- sometimes used ironically in reference to aggressive persons whose opinion of their own talents is considered exaggerated. [ PJC ]
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n. a successful, self-confident person who is regarded by others as highly skilled; -- sometimes used ironically in reference to aggressive persons whose opinion of their own talents is considered exaggerated. [ PJC ]
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