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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Frost \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; congelation of fluids.
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2. The state or temperature of the air which occasions
congelation, or the freezing of water; severe cold or
freezing weather.
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The third bay comes a frost, a killing frost.
--Shak.
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3. Frozen dew; -- called also hoarfrost or white frost.
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He scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes. --Ps.
cxlvii. 16.
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4. Coldness or insensibility; severity or rigidity of
character. [R.]
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It was of those moments of intense feeling when the
frost of the Scottish people melts like a snow
wreath. --Sir W.
Scott.
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Black frost, cold so intense as to freeze vegetation and
cause it to turn black, without the formation of
hoarfrost.
Frost bearer (Physics), a philosophical instrument
illustrating the freezing of water in a vacuum; a
cryophorus.
Frost grape (Bot.), an American grape, with very small,
acid berries.
Frost lamp, a lamp placed below the oil tube of an Argand
lamp to keep the oil limpid on cold nights; -- used
especially in lighthouses. --Knight.
Frost nail, a nail with a sharp head driven into a horse's
shoe to keep him from slipping.
Frost smoke, an appearance resembling smoke, caused by
congelation of vapor in the atmosphere in time of severe
cold.
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The brig and the ice round her are covered by a
strange black
obscurity: it is the frost smoke of arctic winters.
--Kane.
Frost valve, a valve to drain the portion of a pipe,
hydrant, pump, etc., where water would be liable to
freeze.
Jack Frost, a popular personification of frost.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Hoarfrost \Hoar"frost`\, n.
The white particles formed by the congelation of dew; white
frost. [Written also horefrost. See Hoar, a.]
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He scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes. --Ps. cxlvii.
16.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Frost \Frost\, 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; congelation of fluids.
2. The state or temperature of the air which occasions
congelation, or the freezing of water; severe cold or
freezing weather.
The third bay comes a frost, a killing frost.
--Shak.
3. Frozen dew; -- called also hoarfrost or white frost.
He scattereth the frost like ashes. --Ps. cxlvii.
16.
4. Coldness or insensibility; severity or rigidity of
character. [R.]
It was of those moments of intense feeling when the
frost of the Scottish people melts like a snow
wreath. --Sir W.
Scott.
Black frost, cold so intense as to freeze vegetation and
cause it to turn black, without the formation of
hoarfrost.
Frost bearer (Physics), a philosophical instrument
illustrating the freezing of water in a vacuum; a
cryophous.
Frost grape (Bot.), an American grape, with very small,
acid berries.
Frost lamp, a lamp placed below the oil tube of an Argand
lamp to keep the oil limpid on cold nights; -- used
especially in lighthouses. --Knight.
Frost nail, a nail with a sharp head driven into a horse's
shoe to keen him from slipping.
Frost smoke, an appearance resembling smoke, caused by
congelation of vapor in the atmosphere in time of severe
cold.
The brig and the ice round her are covered by a
strange black obscurity: it is the frost smoke of
arctic winters. --Kane.
Frost valve, a valve to drain the portion of a pipe,
hydrant, pump, etc., where water would be liable to
freeze.
Jack Frost, a popular personification of frost.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Hoarfrost \Hoar"frost`\, n.
The white particles formed by the congelation of dew; white
frost. [Written also horefrost. See Hoar, a.]
He scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes. --Ps. cxlvii.
16.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
hoarfrost
n : ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects
outside) [syn: frost, hoar, rime]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
hoar-frost
n.
(alternative form of en hoar frost)
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
hoarfrost
n.
(alternative form of en hoar frost)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
hoar-frost
n.
(alternative form of en hoar frost)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
hoarfrost
n.
(alternative form of en hoar frost)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
hoar-frost
n.
(alternative form of en hoar frost)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
hoarfrost
n.
(alternative form of en hoar frost)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
hoar-frost
n.
(alternative form of en hoar frost)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
hoarfrost
n.
(alternative form of en hoar frost)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
hoarfrost
Englanti n.
härmä
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Hoarfrost /hˈɔːfɹɒst/
الصّقيع
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
hoarfrost /hˈɔːfɹɒst/
jíní
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
hoarfrost /hˈɔːfɹɒst/
jinovatka
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
hoarfrost /hˈɔːfɹɒst/
[Am.] Oberflächenreif , Reif [meteo.]
Synonyms: hoar frost, crystalline frost, pruina
see: white frost
From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]
hoar-frost /hˈɔːfɹˈɒst/
1. घास पर जमी ओस
"सुबह सबेरे नंगे पाँव 'hoar-frost'(घास पर जमीं ओस)घूमना चाहिये."
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
hoar-frost /hˈɔːfɹˈɒst/
zúzmara
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
hoarfrost /hˈɔːfɹɒst/
1. zúzmara
2. jégvirág
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
n. 霜,白霜;
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
n. 霜,白霜
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