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white frost

noun

  1. a heavy coating of frost.


white frost

noun

  1. another term for hoarfrost
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of white frost1

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400
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Example Sentences

Near the outer hatch the bulky cannister, rimed with white frost, lay in a pool of melting ice.

This morning was quite cold, and we had a thick white frost on our upper deck.

Yesterday, when we had a white frost, ice was found in the kettles of Mr. Kipp's barges.

We had a heavy white frost last night, but we have had a fine, pleasant day on the whole, and to me a most interesting one.

Day commenced with promise of fine weather, but several nights of white frost having occurred, a change was expected.

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