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cold frame

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

Origin of cold frame

First recorded in 1850–55
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Related Words for cold frame

bed, field, nursery, terrace, patio, greenhouse, glasshouse, plot, conservatory, patch, oasis, enclosure, hothouse

Examples from the Web for cold frame

Historical Examples of cold frame

  • Transplant the seedlings to the cold-frame and allow them to remain there until May.

    ABC of Vegetable Gardening

    Eben Eugene Rexford

  • Their growth can be controlled by proper regulation of the cold-frame sash.

  • 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.

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