icing
/ˈʌɪsɪŋ
/noun [mass noun]
1A mixture of sugar with water, egg white, or butter, used as a coating for cakes or biscuits.The carton says: ‘Great for cakes, icings, biscuits, French toast, quiche, batters and coatings for baking or frying!’...
- Powdery confectioners' sugar contains a small amount of starch, which is desirable in some products like icings and pastry creams but not desirable in brioche.
- Cakes covered with these relatively simple icings are often further decorated with the addition of glacé cherries, angelica, silver dragées, hundreds and thousands, etc.
Synonyms
glaze, sugar paste;
royal icing, butter icing, glacé icing, fondant icing;
North American frosting
2The formation of ice on an aircraft, ship, or other vehicle, or in an engine.Mixed ice is the most dangerous kind of airframe icing due to its weight and disruption to the airflow....
- Compared to the turbulence, the hail and the lightning, icing was the biggest threat of all.
- Signs of engine icing could include loss of power, abnormal or slow RPM response to throttle movement, and indications of engine surge or stall.
Phrases
the icing (also frosting) on the cake