frost-flowern.

Brit.

/ˈfrɒstflaʊə/, U.S.

/ˈfrɔstˌflaʊər/,

/ˈfrɑstˌflaʊər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: frost n., flower n.

Etymology: < frost n. + flower n.

1. A flower-like encrustation produced esp. on the surface of glass by the action of frost. Usually in plural. Cf. frost-fern n. at frost n. Compounds 4, ice flower n. at ice n. Compounds 8.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cold weather > [noun] > freezing or frosty weather > frost > formations > specific

spicula1783

feather1785

frost-flower1802

frost-fern1860

1802 Crit. Rev. Nov. 284 Hutchinsonian fancies, which, like frost-flowers on a window, will melt under the first beam of criticism.

1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre I. iv. 47 I fell to breathing on the frost-flowers with which the window was fretted.

1869 Peterson's Mag. Feb. 148/1 A frost-flower on the window Passes, with the breath, away.

1923 E. Sitwell Bucolic Comedies 78 The frost-flowers upon the window-panes.

1967 A. Kavan Ice xv. 157 As fast as the frost-flowers were cleared from the windscreen they reformed in more opaque patterns.

2012 K. Altenberg Island of Wings 144 Lizzie made a peephole in the frost-flowers on the window.

2. A ribbon-like formation of ice on certain plants, sometimes resembling a flower, formed from sap exuded through a split in the stem under freezing conditions.

ΚΠ

1893 Bot. Gaz. 18 186 Although it is..a much less definite and less beautiful object than our dittany ‘frost flowers’, there can be no doubt that the principle on which it was formed is the same.

1944 Castanea 9 111 Verbesina occidentalis has been known to produce ‘frost-flowers’, but I have never seen them on that species.

1981 Hutchinson (Kansas) News 25 Jan. 26/2 As we continued down the trail, a rare sight greeted us. Frost Flowers! I hadn't seen them for years... From winter's grasp, the broken stalks brought forth their final beauty.

2011 L. Weber & J. Weber Nature Watch Austin 191 It is here, in these areas, that you can find a surprising but wonderful natural phenomenon called ‘frost flowers’.

3. A cluster of ice crystals, typically appearing on the surface of newly frozen sea ice, caused by the sublimation of vapour from the ice and its subsequent freezing in the colder surrounding air.

ΚΠ

1988 J. May Greenpeace Bk. Antarctica 41 (caption) ‘Frost flowers’ form on sea-ice around nuclei of salt excreted from freezing ice columns.

1998 Atmospheric. Environment 32 3673/1 Frost flowers have been seen to occur on young ice over large areas of the Arctic and Antarctic.

2013 Marine Chem. 155 124 Of special interest is the connection between ozone depletion and newly formed sea ice, where brine slush or frost flowers are possible sources of halogens.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	frost-flower
释义	frost-flowern. Brit. /ˈfrɒstflaʊə/, U.S. /ˈfrɔstˌflaʊər/, /ˈfrɑstˌflaʊər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: frost n., flower n. Etymology: < frost n. + flower n. 1. A flower-like encrustation produced esp. on the surface of glass by the action of frost. Usually in plural. Cf. frost-fern n. at frost n. Compounds 4, ice flower n. at ice n. Compounds 8. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cold weather > [noun] > freezing or frosty weather > frost > formations > specific spicula1783 feather1785 frost-flower1802 frost-fern1860 1802 Crit. Rev. Nov. 284 Hutchinsonian fancies, which, like frost-flowers on a window, will melt under the first beam of criticism. 1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre I. iv. 47 I fell to breathing on the frost-flowers with which the window was fretted. 1869 Peterson's Mag. Feb. 148/1 A frost-flower on the window Passes, with the breath, away. 1923 E. Sitwell Bucolic Comedies 78 The frost-flowers upon the window-panes. 1967 A. Kavan Ice xv. 157 As fast as the frost-flowers were cleared from the windscreen they reformed in more opaque patterns. 2012 K. Altenberg Island of Wings 144 Lizzie made a peephole in the frost-flowers on the window. 2. A ribbon-like formation of ice on certain plants, sometimes resembling a flower, formed from sap exuded through a split in the stem under freezing conditions. ΚΠ 1893 Bot. Gaz. 18 186 Although it is..a much less definite and less beautiful object than our dittany ‘frost flowers’, there can be no doubt that the principle on which it was formed is the same. 1944 Castanea 9 111 Verbesina occidentalis has been known to produce ‘frost-flowers’, but I have never seen them on that species. 1981 Hutchinson (Kansas) News 25 Jan. 26/2 As we continued down the trail, a rare sight greeted us. Frost Flowers! I hadn't seen them for years... From winter's grasp, the broken stalks brought forth their final beauty. 2011 L. Weber & J. Weber Nature Watch Austin 191 It is here, in these areas, that you can find a surprising but wonderful natural phenomenon called ‘frost flowers’. 3. A cluster of ice crystals, typically appearing on the surface of newly frozen sea ice, caused by the sublimation of vapour from the ice and its subsequent freezing in the colder surrounding air. ΚΠ 1988 J. May Greenpeace Bk. Antarctica 41 (caption) ‘Frost flowers’ form on sea-ice around nuclei of salt excreted from freezing ice columns. 1998 Atmospheric. Environment 32 3673/1 Frost flowers have been seen to occur on young ice over large areas of the Arctic and Antarctic. 2013 Marine Chem. 155 124 Of special interest is the connection between ozone depletion and newly formed sea ice, where brine slush or frost flowers are possible sources of halogens. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1802
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