frost, hoar, hoarfrost, rime
(noun) ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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
10 October 2024
(adjective) extremely impressive in strength or excellence; “a formidable opponent”; “the challenge was formidable”; “had a formidable array of compositions to his credit”; “the formidable army of brains at the Prime Minister’s disposal”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
