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FROSTBITE
frostbite, cryopathy
(noun) destruction of tissue by freezing and characterized by tingling, blistering and possibly gangrene
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
frostbite (countable and uncountable, plural frostbites)
An injury suffered as a result of freezing of some part of the body, typically fingers, toes or the nose.
Coordinate terms
• chilblain
• frostnip
Verb
frostbite (third-person singular simple present frostbites, present participle frostbiting, simple past frostbit, past participle frostbitten)
(transitive) To expose to the effect of frost, or a frosty air; to blight or nip with frost.
(intransitive) To engage in winter sailboating.
Source: Wiktionary
Frost"bite, n.
Definition: The freezing, or effect of a freezing, of some part of the body, as the ears or nose. Kane.
Frost`bite", v. t.
Definition: To expose to the effect of frost, or a frosty air; to blight or nip with frost. My wife up and with Mrs. Pen to walk in the fields to frostbite themselves. Pepys.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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