frosted

American  

[fraw-stid, fros-tid] / ˈfrɔ stɪd, ˈfrɒs tɪd /

adjective

1. covered with or having frost.

2. made frostlike in appearance, as certain translucent glass.

   a frosted window; a frosted light bulb.

3. coated or decorated with frosting or icing, as a cake.

4. (of hair) highlighted, especially by bleaching selected strands.

5. made with ice cream.

   frosted malted.

6. quick-frozen.

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noun

1. a thick beverage, usually made with milk, flavoring syrup, and ice cream whipped together.

frosted British  

/ ˈfrɒstɪd /

adjective

1. covered or injured by frost

2. covered with icing, as a cake

3. (of glass, etc) having a surface roughened, as if covered with frost, to prevent clear vision through it

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Other Word Forms

• nonfrosted adjective
• unfrosted adjective

Etymology

Origin of frosted

First recorded in 1635–45; frost + -ed ²

Example Sentences

The frosted glass case is full of bins of colorful ice cream.

From Literature

It snowed yesterday, and the trees are frosted with ice.

From Literature

You couldn’t see in, either, because the door was wood and frosted glass almost to the top.

From Literature

“You couldn’t see the fine details, but you could see everything else,” said Denise Milano Sprung of the frosted bathroom door of the hotel room she shared with her husband at the Calgary Airport Marriott.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Wrong? Well, it most certainly is not right, I can tell you that much!” she said between heavy whacks to the curtains that hung from our frosted windows.

From Literature

Related Words

• chilled
• frigid
• ice-cold
• iced
• icy