cold frame

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noun

a bottomless, boxlike structure, usually covered with glass or transparent plastic, and the bed of earth that it covers, used to protect plants.

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Origin of cold frame

First recorded in 1850–55

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The cold-frame also must be aired when the sun shines, and the sashes must be gradually slipped down in mild weather.
Agriculture for Beginners|Charles William Burkett
Transplant the seedlings to the cold-frame and allow them to remain there until May.
ABC of Vegetable Gardening|Eben Eugene Rexford
I have no glass on my place, not even a cold-frame or hot-bed.
A Woman's Hardy Garden|Helena Rutherfurd Ely
After six weeks or two months, the young plants are ready to pot off or to transplant in a cold-frame or cool greenhouse.
Manual of American Grape-Growing|U. P. Hedrick

A cold-frame is like the frame used for a hotbed, but it is placed on well-manured soil in a sheltered spot.
Agriculture for Beginners|Charles William Burkett

British Dictionary definitions for cold frame

cold frame

noun

an unheated wooden frame with a glass top, used to protect young plants from the cold

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cold frame

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cold frame

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