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black frost
black frost
noun
- a frost without snow or rime that is severe enough to blacken vegetation
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Word History and Origins
Origin of black frost1
First recorded in 1700–10
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Example Sentences
The day had been intensely cold, with a biting north-east wind and black frost.
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In a hearty black-frost they look small, until the snow falls over them.
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The black frost has settled upon bloom and foliage on the upper terrace.
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A desolate afternoon, with a low leaden sky threatening snow, and earth like iron with hard black frost.
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No wheels can get along them, except in the very height of summer, or a dry black-frost.
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