frostwork
the delicate tracery formed by frost, especially on glass.
similar ornamentation, as on metal.
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How to use frostwork in a sentence
When they are real, they are not glass threads or frostwork, but the solidest thing we know.
Essays, First Series | Ralph Waldo EmersonThe frostwork had so covered the window-panes that it was hardly possible to get a glimpse at the scenery outside.
A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales | Nathaniel HawthorneA red rash, with the pattern of frostwork on a Minnesota windowpane in January, was across his lean, handsome face.
The Planet Strappers | Raymond Zinke GallunObstacles, insuperable to the intellect of any adviser, shall melt away like frostwork before a ray from the celestial sun.
Life Without and Life Within | Margaret FullerThe little frostwork which Titmouse had thrown around his heart, began to melt like snow under sunbeams.
Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1. | Samuel Warren
British Dictionary definitions for frostwork
/ (ˈfrɒstˌwɜːk) /
the patterns made by frost on glass, metal, etc
similar artificial ornamentation
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