as in frost
a covering of tiny ice crystals on a cold surface the hoarfrost formed a delicate swirly pattern on the window

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Recent Examples of hoarfrost Nearby, hoarfrost shimmered on hemlock branches, a bear cub peered out from a hole in the snow, and a sudden, terrifying silence echoed in the ears of the man’s ski partners. Caroline Van Hemert, Outside Online, 11 Aug. 2021 The hoarfrost in the subzero temperatures lifted a clean, white layer into the air that sparkled in the low sun. Alli Harvey, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Dec. 2019

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“Hoarfrost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoarfrost. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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