hoarfrost

[ hawr-frawst, -frost, hohr- ]

/ ˈhɔrˌfrɔst, -ˌfrɒst, ˈhoʊr- /

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noun

frost (def. 2).

Origin of hoarfrost

First recorded in 1250–1300, hoarfrost is from the Middle English word hor-frost.See hoar, frost

Words nearby hoarfrost

hoagy, hoar, hoard, hoarding, Hoare, hoarfrost, hoarhound, hoarse, hoarsen, hoary, hoary cress

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Example sentences from the Web for hoarfrost

It was a perfect autumn day, hoarfrost in the morning and midsummer heat at noon.
In Pastures Green|Peter McArthur
To-day, however, they all lent their stalks to support the hoarfrost, to double and quadruple its total mass.
Over Prairie Trails|Frederick Philip Grove
He fancied there would be hoarfrost on the trees in the morning.
A Michigan Man|Elia W. Peattie
Yesterday morning the air became milder, the hoarfrost began to disappear, and presently the snow became "grippy" underfoot.
In Pastures Green|Peter McArthur

Not till I saw what looked like hoarfrost dropping from the side of the Fall was the problem explained.
The Yosemite|John Muir

British Dictionary definitions for hoarfrost

hoarfrost

/ (ˈhɔːˌfrɒst) /

noun

a deposit of needle-like ice crystals formed on the ground by direct condensation at temperatures below freezing pointAlso called: white frost

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Scientific definitions for hoarfrost

hoarfrost

[ hôr′frôst′ ]

Frozen dew that forms a white coating on a surface.

单词	hoarfrost
释义	hoarfrost [ hawr-frawst, -frost, hohr- ] / ˈhɔrˌfrɔst, -ˌfrɒst, ˈhoʊr- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR hoarfrost ON THESAURUS.COM noun frost (def. 2). Origin of hoarfrost First recorded in 1250–1300, hoarfrost is from the Middle English word hor-frost.See hoar, frost Words nearby hoarfrost hoagy, hoar, hoard, hoarding, Hoare, hoarfrost, hoarhound, hoarse, hoarsen, hoary, hoary cress Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hoarfrost It was a perfect autumn day, hoarfrost in the morning and midsummer heat at noon. In Pastures Green\|Peter McArthur To-day, however, they all lent their stalks to support the hoarfrost, to double and quadruple its total mass. Over Prairie Trails\|Frederick Philip Grove He fancied there would be hoarfrost on the trees in the morning. A Michigan Man\|Elia W. Peattie Yesterday morning the air became milder, the hoarfrost began to disappear, and presently the snow became "grippy" underfoot. In Pastures Green\|Peter McArthur Not till I saw what looked like hoarfrost dropping from the side of the Fall was the problem explained. The Yosemite\|John Muir British Dictionary definitions for hoarfrost hoarfrost / (ˈhɔːˌfrɒst) / noun a deposit of needle-like ice crystals formed on the ground by direct condensation at temperatures below freezing pointAlso called: white frost Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to hoarfrost ice, freeze, hoar, iciness, frigidity, drop, frostiness, rime, blight, dip, gelidness, wintriness Scientific definitions for hoarfrost hoarfrost [ hôr′frôst′ ] Frozen dew that forms a white coating on a surface. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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hoarfrost

noun

Origin of hoarfrost

Words nearby hoarfrost

Example sentences from the Web for hoarfrost

British Dictionary definitions for hoarfrost

noun

Words related to hoarfrost

Scientific definitions for hoarfrost