'Frosting' definitions:

Definition of 'frosting'

From: WordNet
noun
A flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes [syn: frosting, icing, ice]

Definition of 'Frosting'

From: GCIDE
  • Frosting \Frost"ing\, n.
  • 1. A composition of sugar and beaten egg, used to cover or ornament cake, pudding, etc. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A lusterless finish of metal or glass; the process of producing such a finish. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [PJC]

Definition of 'Frosting'

From: GCIDE
  • Frost \Frost\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Frosted; p. pr. & vb. n. Frosting.]
  • 1. To injure by frost; to freeze, as plants. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • While with a hoary light she frosts the ground. --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To roughen or sharpen, as the nail heads or calks of horseshoes, so as to fit them for frosty weather. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'frosting'

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