frosting

frosting
    n 1: a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes
         [syn: {frosting}, {icing}, {ice}]
    

Frost \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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Frosting \Frost"ing\, n.
   1. A composition of sugar and beaten egg, used to cover or
      ornament cake, pudding, etc.
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   2. A lusterless finish of metal or glass; the process of
      producing such a finish.
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   3. the lightened color on part of an object, as of hair,
      produced by treatment with bleach or other chemicals; as
      only part of the object is thus treated, the final color
      of the object is two-toned; also, the process of producing
      such a two-toned effect.
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32 Moby Thesaurus words for "frosting":
      Jell-O, albification, blanching, blancmange, bleaching, candy,
      comfit, compote, confiture, conserve, etiolation, gelatin, glaze,
      grizzling, honey, icing, jam, jelly, marmalade, meringue, mousse,
      preserve, silvering, sweet, sweet stuff, sweetmeat, sweets,
      topping, tutti-frutti, whipped cream, whitening, whitewashing