hoarfrost
n . 霜,白霜
霜,白霜
hoarfrost n 1 :
ice crystals forming a white deposit (
especially on objects outside ) [
synonym : {
frost }, {
hoar }, {
hoarfrost }, {
rime }]
Frost \
Frost \ (
fr [
o ^]
st ;
115 ),
n . [
OE .
frost ,
forst ,
AS .
forst ,
frost .
fr .
fre ['
o ]
san to freeze ;
akin to D .
varst ,
G .,
OHG .,
Icel .,
Dan ., &
Sw .
frost . [
root ]
18 .
See {
Freeze },
v .
i .]
1 .
The act of freezing ; --
applied chiefly to the congelation of water ;
congelation of fluids .
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2 .
The state or temperature of the air which occasions congelation ,
or the freezing of water ;
severe cold or freezing weather .
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The third bay comes a frost ,
a killing frost .
--
Shak .
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3 .
Frozen dew ; --
called also {
hoarfrost }
or {
white frost }.
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He scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes . --
Ps .
cxlvii .
16 .
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4 .
Coldness or insensibility ;
severity or rigidity of character . [
R .]
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It was of those moments of intense feeling when the frost of the Scottish people melts like a snow wreath . --
Sir W .
Scott .
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{
Black frost },
cold so intense as to freeze vegetation and cause it to turn black ,
without the formation of hoarfrost .
{
Frost bearer } (
Physics ),
a philosophical instrument illustrating the freezing of water in a vacuum ;
a cryophorus .
{
Frost grape } (
Bot .),
an American grape ,
with very small ,
acid berries .
{
Frost lamp },
a lamp placed below the oil tube of an Argand lamp to keep the oil limpid on cold nights ; --
used especially in lighthouses . --
Knight .
{
Frost nail },
a nail with a sharp head driven into a horse '
s shoe to keep him from slipping .
{
Frost smoke },
an appearance resembling smoke ,
caused by congelation of vapor in the atmosphere in time of severe cold .
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The brig and the ice round her are covered by a strange black obscurity :
it is the frost smoke of arctic winters .
--
Kane .
{
Frost valve },
a valve to drain the portion of a pipe ,
hydrant ,
pump ,
etc .,
where water would be liable to freeze .
{
Jack Frost },
a popular personification of frost .
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Hoarfrost \
Hoar "
frost `\,
n .
The white particles formed by the congelation of dew ;
white frost . [
Written also {
horefrost }.
See {
Hoar },
a .]
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He scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes . --
Ps .
cxlvii .
16 .
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