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Definition of ice work in English: ice worknoun ˈʌɪs wəːk 1Ornamentation executed in or consisting of ice, or having the appearance of ice; frosted work, (also) ice sculpture. 2Geology. The action of glaciers and ice sheets in eroding and shaping the landscape; the result of this. Now chiefly historical. 3Nautical. Navigation in ice; ice-breaking. 4Mountaineering. Climbing on icy surfaces; the techniques of such climbing.
Origin Early 18th century; earliest use found in Richard Savage (?1698–1743), poet and playwright. From ice + work. Definition of ice work in US English: ice worknounˈʌɪs wəːk 1Ornamentation executed in or consisting of ice, or having the appearance of ice; frosted work, (also) ice sculpture. 2Geology. The action of glaciers and ice sheets in eroding and shaping the landscape; the result of this. Now chiefly historical. 3Nautical. Navigation in ice; ice-breaking. 4Mountaineering. Climbing on icy surfaces; the techniques of such climbing.
Origin Early 18th century; earliest use found in Richard Savage (?1698–1743), poet and playwright. From ice + work. |