Jack Frost
/ˌdʒæk ˈfɹɒst/US/ˌdʒæk ˈfɹɑst/
Jack Frost proper noun: a personification of frosty weather or winter.
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Proper noun
Jack Frost
- A personification of frosty weather or winter.
- This time of Year being cold and frosty generally speaking, or when Jack Frost commonly takes us by the Nose, the Diversions are always within Doors, either in Exercise or by the Fire-side.1740, “Of Mirth and Jollity, Christmas Gambols, Eating, Drinking, Kissing, and Other Diversions of the Holydays”, in Round about Our Coal-fire, or Christmas Entertainments …, London: […] J. Roberts...
- Well, and the inside is all lined with skins, warm enough; and there's a fire in the middle; [...] Jack frost may whistle out doors if he pleases, but he can hardly get his nose in here.1818, Isaac Taylor, “Lapland. 10. Lapland Witch Selling a Wind.”, in Scenes in Europe, for the Amusement and Instruction of Little Tarry-at-home Travellers, London: […] J. Harris, […], →OCLC, page 11
- Synonyms:
- Old Man Winter
Examples of Jack Frost in a sentence
- Ma said that Jack Frost came in the night and made the pictures, while everyone was asleep.1932, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Little House in the Big Woods, New York, N.Y.: Harper, published 2016, →ISBN:
- Chestnuts roasting on an open fire / Jack Frost nipping at your nose / Yuletide carols being sung by a choir / And folks dressed up like Eskimos1945, “The Christmas Song: Merry Christmas to You: S.A.T.B. with Incidental Soprano Solos and Piano Accompaniment”, Mel Tormé, Bob Wells...
- Jack Frost paints glorious pictures on (single-glazed) windows.2006, Sally Schweizer, “Celebrations: ‘She’s Crying for Joy!’”, in Well, I Wonder: Childhood in the Modern World: A Handbook for Parents...
Synonyms of Jack Frost
Origin of Jack Frost
From Jack (placeholder or conventional name for any man) + frost.
Words that rhyme with Jack Frost
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Questions about Jack Frost
- What does Jack Frost mean?
- Jack Frost means a personification of frosty weather or winter.
- How do you use Jack Frost in a sentence?
- Ma said that Jack Frost came in the night and made the pictures, while everyone was asleep.
- What part of speech is Jack Frost?
- Jack Frost is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Jack Frost?
- Jack Frost is pronounced /ˌdʒæk ˈfɹɒst/ (UK).
Words near Jack Frost in the dictionary
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