frost flowers
Americanplural noun
Etymology
Origin of frost flowers
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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The ship, too, quickly transformed into a frozen castle, with frost flowers dangling from the railings and ropes.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 15, 2019
The tiny kerosene lamp burned in the window, but the frost flowers bloomed on the window-panes.
From Seven Icelandic Short Stories by Steingrímur J. Þorsteinsson
The ground was frozen hard and the carriage windows were covered with frost flowers.
From On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau by Wilhelmine von Hillern
They bear a very close resemblance to the arborescent frost flowers seen on window panes in winter, and to the stellate snow crystals.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various
The winter was severe, and mother and child hibernated together by the sweet-scented pinewood fires till the stronger sun had melted the frost flowers on the panes.
From The Mormon Prophet by Lily Dougall
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