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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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Frosted \Frost"ed\, a.
1. Covered with hoarfrost or anything resembling hoarfrost;
ornamented with frosting; also, frost-bitten; as, a
frosted cake; frosted donuts.
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2. Provided with a surface finish which is matte or with a
very fine grain, reminiscent of the surface texture of
frost; as, frosted glass. Opposed to {polished} or
{burnished}.
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Frosted work is introduced as a foil or contrast to
burnished work. --Knight.
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