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frost(2) (iou)



frost verb. E16.
[from the noun.]
verb trans. Make (a horse's shoe) rough by inserting frost-nails, to prevent slipping; shoe (a horse) in this way. obsolete exc. Hist. E16.
verb trans. Cover (as) with hoar-frost or rime; spec. give a frostlike surface or appearance to (glass etc.), make (glass) opaque. Chiefly as frosted ppl adjective. M17.
D. Welch Home-made lemonade stood in already frosted glasses. I. Murdoch The door has an oval panel of opaque frosted glass. A. Lurie Eighteen wigs, one frosted with diamonds.
b. Turn (hair) white. M17.
c. Ice (a cake). Chiefly as frosted ppl adjective. Now US. M18.
verb trans. Freeze; esp. injure (a plant etc.) by frost. E19.
C. Sagan High mountainous regions that remain frosted after the snows of the valleys have melted.
verb intrans. Become covered (over, up) with frost. (lit. & fig.) L20.
T. Hooper The honey will 'frost',..showing a white cloudy area..often mistakenly thought to be deterioration.
frosting noun (a) the action of the verb; (b) a frosted surface; icing on a cake etc.: E16.