— icicled , adj.
/uy"si keuhl/ , n.
1. a pendent, tapering mass of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water.
2. a thin strip of paper, plastic, or foil, usually silvery, for hanging on a Christmas tree as decoration.
3. a cold, unemotional person.
[ bef. 1000; ME isikel, OE isgicel, equiv. to is ICE + gicel icicle; akin to ON jokul mass of ice, glacier ]