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   Frost (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Frosted; p. pr. & vb. n. Frosting.]
   1. To injure by frost; to freeze, as plants.
   
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   2. To cover with hoarfrost; to produce a surface resembling frost upon, as upon cake, metals, or glass; as, “glass may be frosted by exposure to hydrofluoric acid”.
   
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   While with a hoary light she frosts the ground. Wordsworth.
   
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   3. To roughen or sharpen, as the nail heads or calks of horseshoes, so as to fit them for frosty weather.
   
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   Frosted, a.
   1. Covered with hoarfrost or anything resembling hoarfrost; ornamented with frosting; also, frost-bitten; as, “a frosted cake; frosted donuts”.
   
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   2. Provided with a surface finish which is matte or with a very fine grain, reminiscent of the surface texture of frost; as, “frosted glass”.  Opposed to polished or burnished.
   
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   Frosted work is introduced as a foil or contrast to burnished work. Knight.
   
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