Frost

frost, n. the state of the atmosphere in which water freezes: state of being frozen: frozen dew, also called hoar-frost : ( slang ) a disappointment, a cheat.— v.t. to cover with hoar-frost or with anything resembling hoar-frost: to sharpen (the points of a horse's shoe) that it may not slip on ice.— n. Frost′-bite , the freezing or depre ion of vitality in a part of the body by exposure to cold.— v.t. to affect with frost.— adjs. Frost′-bit′ten , bitten or affected by frost; Frost′-bound , bound or confined by frost; Frost′ed , covered by frost or any fine powder: injured by frost.— adv. Frost′ily .— ns. Frost′ine ; Frost′ing , the composition, resembling hoar-frost, used to cover cake, .— adj. Frost′le , free from frost.— n. Frost′-nail , a projecting nail in a horse-shoe serving as an ice-calk.— v.t. to put in such nails.— ns. Frost′-smoke , vapour frozen in the atmosphere, and having a smoke-like appearance; Frost′-work , work resembling hoar-frost on shrubs, .— adj. Frost′y , producing or containing frost: chill in affection: frost-like. [A.S. frost , forst — fréosan ; cf. Ger. frost .]