Hoarfrost


[hawr-frawst, -frost, hohr-] /ˈhɔrˌfrɔst, -ˌfrɒst, ˈhoʊr-/

noun
1.
(def 2).
/ˈhɔːˌfrɒst/
noun
1.
a deposit of needle-like ice crystals formed on the ground by direct condensation at temperatures below freezing point Also called white frost
n.

c.1300, hore-forst; see hoar + frost (n.).
hoarfrost
(hôr’frôst’)
Frozen dew that forms a white coating on a surface.

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