icebound

[Eng. ice, and bound. ] 1. Totally or completely surrounded with ice, so as to be incapable of moving; as, an icebound ves sel. 2. Fringed or edged with ice, so as to be inacce ible to ships. "From the ice - bound Desolate northern bays." Long fellow: Erangeline, i. 2. Içe-built, a. [Eng. ice , and built .] 1. Composed of ice. 2. Loaded with ice. "Where shaggy forms o'er ice - built mountains roam." Gray: Progre of Poesy. Greece near Athens. There are two varieties, M. crystal linum and M. glaciale; the latter is that cultivated in gardens. The juice is said to be diuretic, and has been given in liver complaints. The burnt ashes are used by the Spaniards like barilla in gla works. Called from its luster also Diamond plant.