HOARFROST


Meaning of HOARFROST in English

hoar ‧ frost /ˈhɔːfrɒst $ ˈhɔːrfrɒːst/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] formal

[ Date: 1200-1300 ; Origin: hoar 'gray, white' (11-20 centuries) (from Old English har ) + frost ]

a thin layer of ice that forms on objects outside when it is very cold SYN frost :

A light hoarfrost covered the fields.

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