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Frosted

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Covered with frost or with something resembling it: as, frosted cake. See frosting.
  • Having the surface roughened or unpolished; in decorated metalwork, ornamented by means of a roughened surface, whether engraved or produced by acid or by the application of a punch or die: said especially of any material which is white or nearly so when so treated: as, frosted glass, frosted silver, etc.
  • In entomology, covered with glistening or white specks, scales, or hairs, giving an appearance like hoar frost: as, the wings of a moth frosted at the tip.
  • In ornithology, having the plumage hoary or silvery, as if covered with frost: as, the frosted poorwill (a variety of Phalænoptilus nuttalli found in southwestern parts of the United States).
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Covered with hoarfrost or anything resembling hoarfrost; ornamented with frosting; also, frost-bitten.
  • adjective. Provided with a surface finish which is matte or with a very fine grain, reminiscent of the surface texture of frost. Opposed to polished or burnished.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Having frost present; frosty
  • adjective. Appearing to have frost
  • adjective. Extremely intoxicated.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. (of glass) having a roughened coating resembling frost
  • Word Usage
    "Its crisp, clear surface has been sandblasted with the fine patterns of traditional basketwork, making it look almost as though Feddersen had cast an actual basket in frosted glass."