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Choler , n. [OE. coler, F. colère anger, L. cholera a bilious complaint, fr. Gr. > cholera, fr. >, χολή, bile. See Gall, and cf. Cholera.]
- The bile; -- formerly supposed to be the seat and cause of irascibility. [Obs.]1913 Webster
His [Richard Hooker's] complexion . . . was sanguine, with a mixture of choler; and yet his motion was slow.
I. Warton.1913 Webster - Irritation of the passions; anger; wrath.1913 Webster
He is rash and very sudden in choler.
Shak.1913 Webster
- The bile; -- formerly supposed to be the seat and cause of irascibility. [Obs.]