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silver frost

silver frost

noun

  1. another name for glaze ice
“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 silver frost1

First recorded in 1820–30
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Example Sentences

But the dominant note was given to his appearance by the thick white beard which seemed to be touched with a light silver frost.

His great body, shining like blue satin with a silver frost upon it, gave and lifted with every step.

His advance was very quiet; but for the silver frost upon his head, he might have been one to the shadows of the wood.

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