'Frosting' definitions:
Definition of 'frosting'
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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'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- albification,
- blanching,
- blancmange,
- bleaching,
- candy,
- comfit,
- compote,
- confiture,
- conserve,
- etiolation,
- gelatin,
- glaze,
- grizzling,
- honey,
- icing,
- jam,
- Jell-O,
- jelly,
- marmalade,
- meringue,
- mousse,
- preserve,
- silvering,
- sweet,
- sweet stuff,
- sweetmeat,
- sweets,
- topping,
- tutti-frutti,
- whipped cream,
- whitening,
- whitewashing
Words containing 'Frosting'
- Frost,
- Frosted,
- frost over,
- Black frost,
- Frost bearer,
- Frost grape,
- Frost lamp,
- Frost nail,
- Frost signal,
- Frost smoke,
- Frost valve,
- Frost, MN,
- Frost, TX,
- Jack Frost,
- White frost,
- frost fish,
- frost heave,
- frost heaving,
- frost mist,
- frost snow,
- frost's bolete,
- frosted bat,
- robert frost,
- Frost-bitten,
- Frost-blite,
- Frost-free,
- frost-bound,
- frost-weed,
- george frost kennan,
- robert lee frost