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icicle

ici.cle \'i--.sik-*l\ n [ME isikel, fr. is ice + ikel icicle, fr. OE gicel; 
   aki]n to OHG ihilla icicle, MIr aig ice 1: a pendent mass of ice formed by 
   the freezing of dripping water  2: an emotionally unresponsive person