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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Frost \Frost\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Frosted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Frosting}.]
     1. To injure by frost; to freeze, as plants.
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     2. To cover with hoarfrost; to produce a surface resembling


        frost upon, as upon cake, metals, or glass; as, glass may
        be frosted by exposure to hydrofluoric acid.
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              While with a hoary light she frosts the ground.
                                                    --Wordsworth.
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     3. To roughen or sharpen, as the nail heads or calks of
        horseshoes, so as to fit them for frosty weather.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Frosting \Frost"ing\, n.
     1. A composition of sugar and beaten egg, used to cover or
        ornament cake, pudding, etc.
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     2. A lusterless finish of metal or glass; the process of
        producing such a finish.
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     3. the lightened color on part of an object, as of hair,
        produced by treatment with bleach or other chemicals; as
        only part of the object is thus treated, the final color
        of the object is two-toned; also, the process of producing
        such a two-toned effect.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  frosting
       n : a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes
           [syn: {icing}, {ice}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  32 Moby Thesaurus words for "frosting":
     Jell-O, albification, blanching, blancmange, bleaching, candy,
     comfit, compote, confiture, conserve, etiolation, gelatin, glaze,
     grizzling, honey, icing, jam, jelly, marmalade, meringue, mousse,
     preserve, silvering, sweet, sweet stuff, sweetmeat, sweets,
     topping, tutti-frutti, whipped cream, whitening, whitewashing
  
  

















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