silver frost


Origin of silver frost

1
First recorded in 1820–30

Words Nearby silver frost

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How to use silver frost in a sentence

  • But the dominant note was given to his appearance by the thick white beard which seemed to be touched with a light silver frost.

    The Hosts of the Air | Joseph A. Altsheler
  • His great body, shining like blue satin with a silver frost upon it, gave and lifted with every step.

    Tharon of Lost Valley | Vingie E. Roe
  • His advance was very quiet; but for the silver frost upon his head, he might have been one to the shadows of the wood.

    The Man Who Was Thursday | G. K. Chesterton

British Dictionary definitions for silver frost

silver frost

noun
  1. another name for glaze ice

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