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frost piece

frost piece noun: a painting depicting a winter scene.

Noun

frost piece (plural frost pieces)

  1. A painting depicting a winter scene.
  2. (obsolete) Someone (especially a woman) who is emotionally unresponsive.
    • Am now almost in despair of succeeding with this charming frost-piece by love or gentleness.1748, [Samuel Richardson], Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume IV, London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by John Osborn, […], →OCLC

Forms of frost piece

pluralfrost pieces

Questions about frost piece

What does frost piece mean?
Frost piece means a painting depicting a winter scene.
What part of speech is frost piece?
Frost piece is a noun.
What is the plural of frost piece?
The plural of frost piece is frost pieces.

Words near frost piece in the dictionary

  1. frost lines
  2. frost moon
  3. frost moons
  4. frost nail
  5. frost nails
  6. frost piece
  7. frost pieces
  8. frost pocket
  9. frost pockets
  10. frost point
  11. frost points

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