hoarfrost
English
/ˈhɔː(ɹ)fɹɒst/
noun
Definitions
- Dewdrops which have undergone deposition and frozen into ice crystals to form a white deposit on an exposed surface, when the air is cold and moist.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English horfrost compound from English hoar (antiquity, grey, greyish-white) + English frost.
Origin
English
frost
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antifrost English
- befrost English
- defrost English
- frost English
- frost-nail English
- frostbird English
- frostbite English
- frostbitten English
- frostbound English
- frosted English
- frosten English
- frostfish English
- frosting English
- frostless English
- frostlike English
- frostnip English
- frostproof English
- frostweed English
- frostwork English
- frostwort English
- frosty English
- hoar English
- hoared English
- hoarfrosted English
- hoarhead English
- hoarwithy English
- hoary English
- permafrost English
- Frost German
- frost Middle English
- hor Middle English
- horfrost Middle English
- frosto Esperanto