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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Alternative form of hoar frost. alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable

   "And novv the mounting ſun diſpels the fog; / The rigid hoar-froſt melts before his beam; […]"

Synonyms

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rimewhite frost

Example

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"The grass was silvered with hoar-frost and in the wood across the stream a bird was singing."

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