white frost

noun

1. a heavy coating of frost.

white frost

noun

1. another term for hoarfrost

Word History and Origins

Origin of white frost¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Example Sentences

Near the outer hatch the bulky cannister, rimed with white frost, lay in a pool of melting ice.

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This morning was quite cold, and we had a thick white frost on our upper deck.

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Yesterday, when we had a white frost, ice was found in the kettles of Mr. Kipp's barges.

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We had a heavy white frost last night, but we have had a fine, pleasant day on the whole, and to me a most interesting one.

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Day commenced with promise of fine weather, but several nights of white frost having occurred, a change was expected.

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