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frostwork

/frawst-wurk, frost-/US // ˈfrɔstˌwɜrk, ˈfrɒst- //UK // (ˈfrɒstˌwɜːk) //

霜冻工作,霜降工作,霜冻工程,霜花

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the delicate tracery formed by frost, especially on glass.
    • : similar ornamentation, as on metal.

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Examples

  • When they are real, they are not glass threads or frostwork, but the solidest thing we know.

  • The frostwork had so covered the window-panes that it was hardly possible to get a glimpse at the scenery outside.

  • A red rash, with the pattern of frostwork on a Minnesota windowpane in January, was across his lean, handsome face.

  • Obstacles, insuperable to the intellect of any adviser, shall melt away like frostwork before a ray from the celestial sun.

  • The little frostwork which Titmouse had thrown around his heart, began to melt like snow under sunbeams.