FROSTBITE

frostbite, cryopathy

(noun) destruction of tissue by freezing and characterized by tingling, blistering and possibly gangrene

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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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

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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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