HOARFROST
frost, hoar, hoarfrost, rime
(noun) ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
hoarfrost (usually uncountable, plural hoarfrosts)
Dew-drops which have undergone deposition and frozen into ice crystals to form a white deposit on an exposed surface, when the air is cold and moist.
Coordinate terms: dew, glaze, rime
Source: Wiktionary
Hoar"frost`, n.
Definition: The white particles formed by the congelation of dew; white frost. [Written also horefrost. See Hoar, a.] He scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes. Ps. cxlvii. 16.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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