frosted
/fɹˈɔstəd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.03 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Translucent, appearing to be covered in frost.
verb
simple past and past participle of frost
Example Sentences
- "Eiswein is made from frosted grapes."
- "She installed frosted windows, since there was a clear view of her bathroom from her neighbor's bedroom."
- "At the far end of the wide corridor were the doors of a ward. The panels were frosted save for ovals of clear glass at face level."
- "The point of interest about this particular specimen was that it must have remained intact for at least a quarter of a century, as it had embossed in the frosted glass the initials of the old Great North of Scotland Railway in the form of a scroll, the sort of relic of pre-grouping days that can still be found here and there if one is observant."
- "The vestibule has a row of brass mailboxes and a varnished umbrella rack and a rubber mat on the marble floor and two doors, one to the right with frosted glass and another in front of them of wire-reinforced glass through which he sees rubber-treaded stairs."
- "Frosted fruit will be unsalable."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *prews- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *prustós Proto-Germanic *frustaz Proto-West Germanic *frost Old English frost Middle English frost English frost English -ed English frosted From frost + -ed.