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English Dictionary: frosting by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
frosting
n
  1. a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes
    Synonym(s): frosting, icing, ice
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Frost \Frost\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Frostted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Frosting}.]
      1. To injure by frost; to freeze, as plants.
  
      2. To cover with hoarfrost; to produce a surface resembling
            frost upon, as upon cake, metals, or glass.
  
                     While with a hoary light she frosts the ground.
                                                                              --Wordsworth.
  
      3. To roughen or sharpen, as the nail heads or calks of
            horseshoes, so as to fit them for frosty weather.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Frosting \Frost"ing\, n.
      1. A composition of sugar and beaten egg, used to cover or
            ornament cake, pudding, etc.
  
      2. A lusterless finish of metal or glass; the process of
            producing such a finish.
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