frosting finish

  • 1Frosting — Frost ing, n. 1. A composition of sugar and beaten egg, used to cover or ornament cake, pudding, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. A lusterless finish of metal or glass; the process of producing such a finish. [1913 Webster] 3. the lightened color on part… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2frosting — ► NOUN 1) N. Amer. icing. 2) a roughened matt finish on otherwise shiny material …

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  • 3frosting — [frôs′tiŋ] n. 1. a mixture variously of sugar, butter, flavoring, water or other liquid, egg whites, etc. for covering a cake or pastries; icing 2. a dull, frostlike finish on glass, metal, etc. 3. a mixture of ground glass, varnish, etc. used in …

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  • 4frosting — /fraw sting, fros ting/, n. 1. a sweet mixture, cooked or uncooked, for coating or filling cakes, cookies, and the like; icing. 2. a dull or lusterless finish, as on metal or glass. 3. a process of highlighting the hair by bleaching selected… …

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  • 5frosting — /ˈfrɒstɪŋ / (say frosting) noun 1. a fluffy icing used to cover and decorate cakes. 2. a decoration of granules of sugar, usually stuck on with eggwhites, around the rim of a glass as for certain cocktails. 3. a lustreless finish, as of metal or… …

  • 6frosting — 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… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 7frosting — noun 1》 N. Amer. icing. 2》 a roughened matt finish on otherwise shiny material such as glass or steel …

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  • 8frosting — n icing, coating, sugar coating; finish, topping, cap, crown, polishing …

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  • 9frosting — frost•ing [[t]ˈfrɔ stɪŋ, ˈfrɒs tɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) coo a sweet, creamy mixture for coating or filling cakes, cookies, etc.; icing 2) a dull or lusterless finish, as on metal or glass 3) cvb clo a process of highlighting the hair by bleaching selected… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 10Hand scraper — A hand scraper is a single edged tool used to scrape metal from a surface. This may be required where a surface needs to be trued, corrected for fit to a mating part, needs to retain oil (usually on a freshly ground surface), or even to give a… …

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