Frost

Frost
Frost Frost, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Frosted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Frosting}.] 1. To injure by frost; to freeze, as plants. [1913 Webster]

2. To cover with hoarfrost; to produce a surface resembling frost upon, as upon cake, metals, or glass; as, glass may be frosted by exposure to hydrofluoric acid. [1913 Webster]

While with a hoary light she frosts the ground. --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster]

3. To roughen or sharpen, as the nail heads or calks of horseshoes, so as to fit them for frosty weather. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • Frost — is the solid deposition of water vapor from saturated air. It is formed when solid surfaces are cooled to below the dew point of the adjacent air. [cite web |url=http://www.weatherquestions.com/What causes frost.htm |title=What causes frost?… …   Wikipedia

  • Frost — (fr[o^]st; 115), n. [OE. frost, forst, AS. forst, frost. fr. fre[ o]san to freeze; akin to D. varst, G., OHG., Icel., Dan., & Sw. frost. [root]18. See {Freeze}, v. i.] 1. The act of freezing; applied chiefly to the congelation of water;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Frost — [frɔst], der; [e]s, Fröste [ frœstə]: Temperatur unter dem Gefrierpunkt: draußen herrscht strenger Frost. Zus.: Dauerfrost, Nachtfrost. * * * Frọst 〈m. 1u〉 1. Temperatur unter dem Gefrierpunkt sowie die dabei auftretenden Vorgänge, z. B.… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • frost´i|ly — frost|y «FRS tee, FROS », adjective, frost|i|er, frost|i|est. 1. cold enough for frost; freezing: »a frosty morning. 2. covered with frost; consist …   Useful english dictionary

  • frost|y — «FRS tee, FROS », adjective, frost|i|er, frost|i|est. 1. cold enough for frost; freezing: »a frosty morning. 2. covered with frost; consist …   Useful english dictionary

  • Frost — Sm std. (8. Jh.), mhd. vrost, ahd. frost, as. frost Stammwort. Aus wg. * frusta m. Frost , auch in ae. frost; vergleichbar ist weiter anord. frost n. Abstraktum zu frieren. Adjektiv: frostig; Verb: frösteln.    Ebenso nndl. vorst, ne. frost.… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • frost up — ˌfrost ˈover ˌfrost ˈup [intransitive/transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they frost over he/she/it frosts over …   Useful english dictionary

  • Frost — Frost, TX U.S. city in Texas Population (2000): 648 Housing Units (2000): 250 Land area (2000): 1.131297 sq. miles (2.930045 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.005027 sq. miles (0.013021 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.136324 sq. miles (2.943066 sq. km)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Frost* — en 2008 Pays d’origine …   Wikipédia en Français

  • frost — [frôst, fräst] n. [ME < OE forst, frost (akin to Ger frost) < pp. base of freosan (see FREEZE) + t (Gmc * ta), nominal suffix] 1. a freezing or state of being frozen 2. a temperature low enough to cause freezing 3. the icy crystals that… …   English World dictionary

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