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icicle - 4 dictionary results
i⋅ci⋅cle
[ahy-si-kuh
l]
–noun
| 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. |
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME isikel, OE īsgicel, equiv. to īs ice + gicel icicle; akin to ON jǫkul mass of ice, glacier
bef. 1000; ME isikel, OE īsgicel, equiv. to īs ice + gicel icicle; akin to ON jǫkul mass of ice, glacier

Related forms:
i⋅ci⋅cled, adjective
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Icicle
I"ci*cle\, n. [OE. isikel, AS. [=i]sgicel; [=i]s ice + gicel icicle; akin to Icel. j["o]kull; cf. Gael. eigh ice, Ir. aigh.] A pendent, and usually conical, mass of ice, formed by freezing of dripping water; as, the icicles on the eaves of a house.
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Language Translation for : icicle
Spanish:
carámbano,
German:
der Eiszapfen,
Japanese:
つらら
icicle
M.E. isykle, from is "ice" + ikel "icicle," from O.E. gicel (rel. to cylegicel "cold ice"), from P.Gmc. *jekilaz (cf. O.N. jaki "piece of ice," dim. jökull "icicle, ice, glacier"). Dialectical ickle "icicle" survived into 20c.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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