frosting

  • 21frosting — noun Date: 1858 1. a. icing b. trimming, ornamentation 2. lusterless finish of metal or glass ; mat; also a white finish produced on glass (as by etching) 3. the lightening (as by chemicals) of small strands of hair throughout the entire head to… …

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  • 22Frosting — Образование матовой поверхности, матирование; Отделка поверхности «морозным» узором …

    Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии

  • 23frosting — Synonyms and related words: Jell O, albification, blanching, blancmange, bleaching, candy, comfit, compote, confiture, conserve, etiolation, gelatin, glaze, grizzling, honey, icing, jam, jelly, marmalade, meringue, mousse, preserve, silvering,… …

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  • 24frosting — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. icing, decoration (see ornament, food). II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. icing, coating, filling, glaze; see icing . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. icing, spread, topping, glaze …

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  • 25frosting — frost|ing [ˈfrɔstıŋ US ˈfro:stıŋ] n [U] especially AmE a sweet substance put on cakes and made from powdery sugar and butter British Equivalent: icing …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 26frosting — frost|ing [ frɔstıŋ ] noun uncount 1. ) AMERICAN a smooth sweet substance usually made from sugar, butter, and liquid, used for covering cakes: ICING 2. ) a rough surface produced on a transparent or shiny substance such as glass or metal …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 27frosting — frost·ing || frÉ”stɪŋ / frÉ’s n. sweet coating for spreading on cakes, icing, glaze; act of creating a frosted appearance (on glass); powdered glass flakes used as decoration; highlighting, bleaching or tinting (of the hair) frÉ”st /frÉ’st n.… …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 28frosting — noun 1》 N. Amer. icing. 2》 a roughened matt finish on otherwise shiny material such as glass or steel …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 29frosting — n. Icing, concreted sugar (for coating cake) …

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  • 30frosting — noun (U) / frostIN || fro:stIN / 1 especially AmE a sweet substance put on cakes and made from powdery sugar and liquid; icing 2 a rough surface that is not shiny …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English