Hypertext Webster Gateway: "frosting"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Frost \Frost\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Frostted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Frosting}.]
1. To injure by frost; to freeze, as plants.
2. To cover with hoarfrost; to produce a surface resembling
frost upon, as upon cake, metals, or glass.
While with a hoary light she frosts the ground.
--Wordsworth.
3. To roughen or sharpen, as the nail heads or calks of
horseshoes, so as to fit them for frosty weather.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Frosting \Frost"ing\, n.
1. A composition of sugar and beaten egg, used to cover or
ornament cake, pudding, etc.
2. A lusterless finish of metal or glass; the process of
producing such a finish.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
frosting
n : a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes
[syn: {icing}, {ice}]
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