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black frost

noun

  1. intense cold without hoarfrost, causing vegetation to turn black. Compare frost ( def 2 ).


black frost

noun

  1. a frost without snow or rime that is severe enough to blacken vegetation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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.

In a hearty black-frost they look small, until the snow falls over them.

The black frost has settled upon bloom and foliage on the upper terrace.

A desolate afternoon, with a low leaden sky threatening snow, and earth like iron with hard black frost.

No wheels can get along them, except in the very height of summer, or a dry black-frost.

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