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Frost \Frost\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Frosted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Frosting}.]
1. To injure by frost; to freeze, as plants.
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2. To cover with hoarfrost; to produce a surface resembling
frost upon, as upon cake, metals, or glass; as, glass may
be frosted by exposure to hydrofluoric acid.
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While with a hoary light she frosts the ground.
--Wordsworth.
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3. To roughen or sharpen, as the nail heads or calks of
horseshoes, so as to fit them for frosty weather.
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Frosting \Frost"ing\, n.
1. A composition of sugar and beaten egg, used to cover or
ornament cake, pudding, etc.
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2. A lusterless finish of metal or glass; the process of
producing such a finish.
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3. the lightened color on part of an object, as of hair,
produced by treatment with bleach or other chemicals; as
only part of the object is thus treated, the final color
of the object is two-toned; also, the process of producing
such a two-toned effect.
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