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frost faire

frost faire is the obsolete form of frost fair.

Meaning of frost fair

Noun

frost fair (plural frost fairs)

  1. A winter event held on top of frosty, frozen, or snow-covered ground, or on a frozen body of water. It typically consists of a variety of vendors and various hands-on games, sports, or rides.
    • The food was great at this year's frost fair. Lots of people were out skating and sledding.

Forms of frost faire

pluralfrost faires

Questions about frost faire

What is frost faire the obsolete form of?
Frost faire is the obsolete form of frost fair.

Words near frost faire in the dictionary

  1. frost
  2. frost beard
  3. frost beards
  4. frost burn
  5. frost fair
  6. frost faire
  7. frost faires
  8. frost fairs
  9. frost fish
  10. frost flower
  11. frost flowers

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