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frost

1. frost \'fro.st\ n [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG frost, OE fre-osan to freeze] 
   1a: the process of freezing  1b: the temperature that causes freezing  1c: 
   a covering of minute ice crystals on a cold surface  2a: coldness of 
   deportment or temperament  2b: FAILURE 
2. frost vt 1a: to cover with or as if with frost; esp : to put icing on 
   (cake ) 1b: to produce a fine-grained slightly roughened surface on (as 
   metal or g lass) 2: to injure or kill (as plants) by frost  : to become 
   frosted : FREEZE