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frosting
frost·ing F0341300 (frô′stĭng, frŏs′tĭng)n.1. Icing, as on a cake.2. A roughened or speckled surface imparted to glass or metal.Our Living Language Although both frosting and icing are widespread, people in New England, the Upper Midwest, and the West tend to put frosting on cake. In Pennsylvania, New Jersey, the Lower Midwest, and all of the South, the preferred term is icing. There is some overlap, especially in upstate New York, Michigan, and California, but the regions in which the two words predominate are surprisingly distinct. A few people in the South call it by a third name, filling, even when it goes on top.frosting (ˈfrɒstɪŋ) n1. (Cookery) a soft icing based on sugar and egg whites2. (Cookery) Also called: icing a sugar preparation, variously flavoured and coloured, for coating and decorating cakes, biscuits, etc3. (Ceramics) a rough or matt finish on glass, silver, etc4. (Law) slang the practice of stealing a car while the owner has left it idling to defrost the windows and heat the enginefrost•ing (ˈfrɔ stɪŋ, ˈfrɒs tɪŋ)
n. 1. a sweet, creamy mixture for coating or filling cakes, cookies, etc.; icing. 2. a dull or lusterless finish, as on metal or glass. 3. a process of highlighting the hair by bleaching selected strands. 4. a material used for decorative work, as for signs and displays, made from coarse flakes of powdered glass. [1610–20] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  frosting - a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakesicing, icetopping - a flavorful addition on top of a dish |
Translationsfrost (frost) noun1. frozen dew, vapour etc. The ground was covered with frost this morning. 霜 霜2. the coldness of weather needed to form ice. There'll be (a) frost tomorrow. 嚴寒 严寒 verb (often with over or up). 1. to become covered with frost. The windscreen of my car frosted up last night. 結霜 结霜2. (American) to cover a cake with frosting. 撒糖霜 撒糖霜frosting noun (American) icing. 結冰 结冰ˈfrosty adjective1. covered with frost. the frosty countryside. 有霜的 有霜的2. of behaviour, very unfriendly. a frosty manner. 冷若冰霜的 冷若冰霜的ˈfrostily adverb 冷若冰霜地 冷若冰霜地frostbite noun injury caused to the body by very great cold. He was suffering from frostbite in his feet. 凍傷 冻伤ˈfrostbitten adjective 凍傷的 冻伤的frosting
the frosting on the cakeSomething desirable that makes an already good situation even better. I was so proud of my daughter for finishing her Master's degree, but finding out she finished at the top of her class was the frosting on the cake!See also: cake, frosting, onicing on the cakeAn additional benefit or positive aspect to something that is already considered positive or beneficial. Having all of you here for my birthday has really been wonderful. This gift is icing on the cake. Sarah really wanted that job, so she said the signing bonus was really just icing on the cake.See also: cake, icing, onfrost overTo become coated with a thin layer of ice. If the ground frosts over tonight, we'll have a much harder time digging into it tomorrow.See also: frost, overfrost up1. To become coated with a thin layer of ice. If the ground frosts up tonight, we'll have a much harder time digging into it tomorrow.2. To cause something to become coated with a thin layer of ice. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "frost" and "up." I'm worried that the cold temperatures tonight will frost the ground up.See also: frost, upfrost overto become covered with frost. The windows had all frosted over in the night. The car windows frosted over.See also: frost, overicing on the cakeFig. an extra enhancement. Oh, wow! A tank full of gas in my new car. That's icing on the cake! Your coming home for a few days was the icing on the cake.See also: cake, icing, onicing on the cakeAlso, frosting on the cake. An additional benefit to something already good. For example, All these letters of congratulation are icing on the cake, or After that beautiful sunrise, the rainbow is just frosting on the cake. This metaphoric expression alludes to the sweet creamy coating used to enhance a cake. [Mid-1900s] See also: cake, icing, onthe icing on the cake BRITISH, AMERICAN or the frosting on the cake AMERICANCOMMON1. If you describe something as the icing on the cake, you mean that it is an extra good thing that makes a good situation or activity even better. To ride for one's country is the ultimate experience. To be in a winning team is the icing on the cake. If it works out that he or she becomes a friend after you have enjoyed a good professional relationship, that is frosting on the cake.2. You can use the icing on the cake to refer to something which is only a minor part of the main thing you are talking about. Consumer electronics in Japan is now a 35 billion dollars a year business. This is just the icing on the cake. Japanese electronics companies are now generating an annual 200 billion dollars of sales. Finance Minister Vaclav Klaus has dismissed environmental issues as the frosting on the cake.See also: cake, icing, onthe icing on the cake an attractive but inessential addition or enhancement. A North American variant of this phrase is the frosting on the cake . 1996 Independent State education is no longer always free. The jumble sale and the summer fair, which used to provide the icing on the school cake, are now providing the staple fare. See also: cake, icing, onthe icing on the ˈcake something attractive, but not necessary, which is added to something already very good: The meal was perfect, the wonderful view from the restaurant the icing on the cake.See also: cake, icing, onfrost overv. To become covered with frost: The blades of grass frosted over in the cold night air.See also: frost, overfrost upv.1. To become covered with frost: The windows frosted up quickly when the temperature dropped.2. To cause something to become covered with frost: The freezing air frosted up the windows. Our breath frosted the mirrors up.See also: frost, upicing on the cake n. an extra enhancement. Oh, wow! A tank full of gas in my new car. That’s icing on the cake! See also: cake, icing, on icing on the cake An additional benefit to something already good.See also: cake, icing, onfrosting/icing on the cake, theAn extra advantage or additional benefit. This term refers to the sweet creamy topping of a cake and has been transferred since the mid-1900s. A book review in The Listener used it: “All this theology is icing on the cake” (April 3, 1969; cited by the OED).See also: frosting, icing, onfrosting
frosting1. a rough or matt finish on glass, silver, etc. 2. Slang the practice of stealing a car while the owner has left it idling in order to defrost the windows and heat the engine frosting[′frȯst·iŋ] (engineering) Decorating a scraped metal surface with a handscraper. Also known as flaking. frosting1. A surface haze on the surface of a paint film caused by very fine wrinkling. 2. A lusterless finish of metal or glass.MedicalSeefrostfrosting
Synonyms for frostingnoun a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakesSynonymsRelated Words |