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frazil

[ frey-zuhl, fraz-uhl, fruh-zeel, -zil ]
/ ˈfreɪ zəl, ˈfræz əl, frəˈzil, -ˈzɪl /
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noun
ice crystals formed in turbulent water, as in swift streams or rough seas.
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Origin of frazil

An Americanism first recorded in 1885–90; from Canadian French frasil, frazil, fraisil, French fraisil “coal cinders,” Old French faisil

Words nearby frazil

Fray Bentos, frayed, Frayn, Frazer, Frazier, frazil, frazzle, frazzled, FRB, FRC, FRCD
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British Dictionary definitions for frazil

frazil
/ (ˈfreɪzɪl) /
noun
small pieces of ice that form in water moving turbulently enough to prevent the formation of a sheet of ice

Word Origin for frazil

C19: from Canadian French frasil, from French fraisil cinders, ultimately from Latin fax torch
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