frosted

Frost  (frôst, frst), Robert Lee 1874-1963.

American poet whose deceptively simple works, often set in rural New England, explore the relationships between individuals and between people and nature. His collections include A Boy's Will (1913) and In the Clearing (1962). He won a Pulitzer Prize in 1924, 1931, 1937, and 1943.

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frost  (frôst, frst)

n.

1. A deposit of minute ice crystals formed when water vapor condenses at a temperature below freezing.

2. A temperature low enough to cause freezing.

3. The process of freezing.

4. A cold or icy manner.

v. frost·ed, frost·ing, frosts

v.tr.

1. To cover with frost.

2. To damage or kill by frost.

3. To cover (glass, for example) with a roughened or speckled decorative surface.

4. To cover or decorate with icing: frost a cake.

5. Slang To anger or upset: What really frosted me about the incident was the fact that you lied.

v.intr.

To become covered with or as if with frost.

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[Middle English, from Old English; see preus- in Indo-European roots.]

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frosted

Adjective

(of glass) having the surface roughened so that it cannot be seen through clearly

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

frosted - (of glass) having a roughened coating resembling frost; "frosted glass" opaque - not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; impenetrable to sight; "opaque windows of the jail"; "opaque to X-rays"

Translations

frosted [ˈfrɔstɪd] adj [glass] → esmerilado;

(esp US) [cake] → glaseado

frosted [ˈfrɔstɪd] adj [glass] → dépoli(e);

(esp US) [cake] → glacé(e)

frosted [ˈfrɔstɪd] frost adj (glass) → Milch-;

(esp US) → glasiert, mit Zuckerguss überzogen

frosted [ˈfrɔstɪd] adj [glass] → smerigliato/a;

(US) [cake] → glassato/a