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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  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]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Frosting \Frost"ing\, n.
     1. A composition of sugar and beaten egg, used to cover or
        ornament cake, pudding, etc.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A lusterless finish of metal or glass; the process of
        producing such a finish.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. the lightened color on part of an object, as of hair,
        produced by treatment with bleach or other chemicals; as
        only part of the object is thus treated, the final color
        of the object is two-toned; also, the process of producing
        such a two-toned effect.
        [PJC]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Frost \Frost\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Frostted; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Frosting.]
     1. To injure by frost; to freeze, as plants.
  
     2. To cover with hoarfrost; to produce a surface resembling
        frost upon, as upon cake, metals, or glass.
  
              While with a hoary light she frosts the ground.
                                                    --Wordsworth.
  
     3. To roughen or sharpen, as the nail heads or calks of
        horseshoes, so as to fit them for frosty weather.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Frosting \Frost"ing\, n.
     1. A composition of sugar and beaten egg, used to cover or
        ornament cake, pudding, etc.
  
     2. A lusterless finish of metal or glass; the process of
        producing such a finish.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  frosting
       n : a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes
           [syn: icing, ice]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  frosting
     Αγγλικά n.
     το γλάσο

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  frosting
     n.
     1 (lb en US) (l en icing Icing), a sweet, often creamy and thick,
  covering for cakes and other baked goods.
     2 A layer of frost.
     3 The theft of a car while it is left unattended, ''especially'' when
  its engine is left running in the winter to defrost the
  car.<ref>[http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/news/frosting-and-car-jacking.html
  'Frosting' and 'Car Jacking' AA warns of increased risk on cold
  mornings]</ref>
     vb.
     (present participle of en frost nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  frosting
     n.
     1 (lb en US) (l en icing Icing), a sweet, often creamy and thick,
  covering for cakes and other baked goods.
     2 A layer of frost.
     3 The theft of a car while it is left unattended, ''especially'' when
  its engine is left running in the winter to defrost the
  car.<ref>[http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/news/frosting-and-car-jacking.html
  'Frosting' and 'Car Jacking' AA warns of increased risk on cold
  mornings]</ref>
     vb.
     (present participle of en frost nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  frosting
     n.
     1 (lb en US) (l en icing Icing), a sweet, often creamy and thick,
  covering for cakes and other baked goods.
     2 A layer of frost.
     3 The theft of a car while it is left unattended, ''especially'' when
  its engine is left running in the winter to defrost the
  car.<ref>[http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/news/frosting-and-car-jacking.html
  'Frosting' and 'Car Jacking' AA warns of increased risk on cold
  mornings]</ref>
     vb.
     (present participle of en frost nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  frosting
     n.
     1 (lb en US) (l en icing Icing), a sweet, often creamy and thick,
  covering for cakes and other baked goods.
     2 A layer of frost.
     3 The theft of a car while it is left unattended, ''especially'' when
  its engine is left running in the winter to defrost the
  car.<ref>[http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/news/frosting-and-car-jacking.html
  'Frosting' and 'Car Jacking' AA warns of increased risk on cold
  mornings]</ref>
     vb.
     (present participle of en frost nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  frosting
     Englanti n.
     kuorrutus, kuorrute

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Frosting /fɹˈɒstɪŋ/
  التجميد

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  frosting /fɹˈɒstɪŋ/ 
  poleva

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  frosting /fɹˈɒstɪŋ/ 
  ojínění

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  frosting /fɹˈɒstɪŋ/
  ledová poleva

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  frosting /fɹˈɒstɪŋ/ 
  glazura

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  frosting /fɹˈɒstɪŋ/
  Eisblumenbildung 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  frosting /fɹˈɒstɪŋ/
   [Am.] Glasur , Zuckerglasur 
           Note: Kuchen
     Synonym: icing
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  frosting /fɹˈɒstɪŋ/
  glasierend, mit einer Glasur überziehend
     Synonym: icing
  
   see: ice sth., frost sth., iced, frosted
  

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  frosting /fɹˈɒstɪŋ/
  1. keklerin üzerine konan şekerli karışım.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈfɹɔstɪŋ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  32 Moby Thesaurus words for "frosting":
     Jell-O, albification, blanching, blancmange, bleaching, candy,
     comfit, compote, confiture, conserve, etiolation, gelatin, glaze,
     grizzling, honey, icing, jam, jelly, marmalade, meringue, mousse,
     preserve, silvering, sweet, sweet stuff, sweetmeat, sweets,
     topping, tutti-frutti, whipped cream, whitening, whitewashing
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 霜白状糖覆,无光泽面,玻璃粉;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 霜状白糖,无光泽面,玻璃粉

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