English Dictionary: frosting | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for frosting | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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. |