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frostlike

adj

Etymology

From frost + -like.

  1. derived from *prews-✻ — “to freeze; frost”
  2. inherited from *frustaz✻
  3. inherited from forst
  4. inherited from frost
  5. suffixed as frostlike — “frost + like”

Definitions

  1. Resembling frost or some aspect of it.

    • Incidentally, when the solid cedar lining is removed from its package, a white fuzz or frostlike substance may be visible on the surface of the wood.

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