n.
Pronunciation: ' kä-l ə r, ' k ō -
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English coler, from Anglo-French colre, colere, from Latin cholera cholera, from Greek
Date: 14th century
1 a archaic : YELLOW BILE b obsolete : BILE 1A
2 obsolete : the quality or state of being bilious
3 : ready disposition to irritation : IRASCIBILITY also : ANGER