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  • 1frost|work — «FRST WURK, FROST », noun. 1. the delicate tracery formed by frost on a surface, especially of glass. 2. ornamentation in imitation of this …

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  • 2frost — n. & v. n. 1 a (also white frost) a white frozen dew coating esp. the ground at night (windows covered with frost). b a consistent temperature below freezing point causing frost to form. 2 a chilling dispiriting atmosphere. 3 sl. a failure. v. 1… …

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  • 3Frost — n. & v. n. 1 a (also white frost) a white frozen dew coating esp. the ground at night (windows covered with frost). b a consistent temperature below freezing point causing frost to form. 2 a chilling dispiriting atmosphere. 3 sl. a failure. v. 1… …

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  • 4Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts — Infobox nrhp | name =Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts nrhp type = nhl caption = Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts location= SW corner of Broad Cherry Sts. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania lat degrees = 39 lat minutes = 57 lat seconds = 18 lat… …

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  • 5frostwork — n. Frost tracery, tracery of the frost …

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  • 6frostwork — frost•work [[t]ˈfrɔstˌwɜrk, ˈfrɒst [/t]] n. 1) the delicate tracery formed by frost, esp. on glass 2) similar ornamentation, as on metal • Etymology: 1640–50 …

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  • 7frostwork — /frawst werrk , frost /, n. 1. the delicate tracery formed by frost, esp. on glass. 2. similar ornamentation, as on metal. [1640 50; FROST + WORK] * * * …

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  • 8frostwork — [frôst′wʉrk΄] n. 1. the tracery formed by frost on glass, etc. 2. ornamentation like this, as on silver …

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  • 9frostwork — /ˈfrɒstwɜk/ (say frostwerk) noun 1. the delicate tracery formed by frost, especially on glass. 2. similar ornamentation, as on metal …

  • 10Ornament — I (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Ornament >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 ornament ornament Sgm: N 1 floridness c.adj floridness c.adj GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 turgidity turgidity turgescence Sgm: N 2 altiloquence altiloquence &c. >Adj …

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