I. -tiŋ, -tēŋ noun
( -s )
1.
a. : icing
b. : a trimming on a garment
white angora frosting on cuffs and collar of a box jacket — McCall's Needlework
2. : lusterless finish of metal or glass : mat
3. : a finely pulverized glass used with a mixture of varnish and glue especially to frost paper shades
4. : a light tracery of lines or scratches machined on polished machine parts for ornamental effect and sometimes also for better retention of lubricant
II. noun
: the lightening (as by chemicals) of small strands of hair throughout the entire head to produce a two-tone effect — compare streaking herein