silver thaw

noun

1. glaze ( def 17 ).

silver thaw

noun

1. a freezing rainstorm
2. another name for glitter

Word History and Origins

Origin of silver thaw¹

First recorded in 1760–70

Example Sentences

"But just now, after the 'silver thaw' we've had, the snow is beautifully hard, and if those beggars went the opposite way, the way we'd go if we were making back towards the Fennicks, they'd move."

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This “silver thaw” or ice-storm, is seen only in winter.

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Best of all they enjoy the famous “silver thaw” of Newfoundland, perhaps the most beautiful sight in all the world.

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The Newfoundlanders of modern times know it well by the name of a “silver thaw.”

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During the "silver thaw" of 1907, the most severe cold spell in the history of Oregon, one of the trees was wrenched in two, but the dismembered limb, hanging by a shred, bore a full crop of walnuts the following season.

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