frostbitingn.
/ˈfrɒs(t)bʌɪtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈfrɔs(t)ˌbaɪdɪŋ/, /ˈfrɑs(t)ˌbaɪdɪŋ/ 1. The process or fact of being exposed to freezing temperatures; damage or injury as a result of this; frostbite.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of visible parts > skin disorders > [noun] > frost-bite
frostbiting1562
frostnip1618
frostbite1798
the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > [noun] > exposure to frost > damaging by intense cold or frost
frostbiting1562
nip1614
1562 Bp. J. Pilkington Vision of Abdy in Aggeus & Abdias Prophetes sig. J.i Whilest it [sc. corn] is in the fielde, it is subiect to many daungers, as blassinge, myldews, frost byting, thunder beating.
1635 Earl of Manchester Al Mondo: Contemplatio Mortis (rev. ed.) 28 The graine cast into the earth, after a frost-biting, comes up the fairer.
1656 R. Flecknoe Diarium 60 His buttocks all discover'd bare, For frost-biting expos'd to aire.
1799 Oracle & Daily Advertiser 11 Apr. The wounds were occasioned by the repeated falls from the horse and frost biting.
1819 W. Cobbett Year's Resid. U.S.A. ii. xi. 251 If the cold be such as to produce danger of frost-biting, you must take care not to drink strong liquors.
1895 Westm. Gaz. 5 Sept. 7/1 The only effect of this was to stop the circulation and make frost-biting all the easier.
1987 D. N. Saraf Arts & Crafts, Jammu & Kashmir 179/3 The peculiarity of these shoes is that they protect the feet against frostbiting in the colder regions of Ladakh.
2011 Guardian (Nexis) 24 Mar. 38 The frostbiting of early frog spawn.
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the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > refreshment or invigoration > [noun] > specific
frosting1617
frostbiting1711
tingle1908
1711 J. Swift Lett. (1767) III. 243 Pray walk when the frost comes, young ladies, go a frost-biting.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
frostbitingadj.
/ˈfrɒs(t)bʌɪtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈfrɔs(t)ˌbaɪdɪŋ/, /ˈfrɑs(t)ˌbaɪdɪŋ/ Of the weather, the wind, etc.: intensely cold; so cold as to cause frostbite. Also (and in earliest use) figurative.
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the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > [adjective] > very intensely cold
ice-coldeOE
frostyOE
frosty cold?a1430
frore1483
chill-cold1567
frory?1567
frostbiting1593
numb-cold1597
chilling-cold1616
frigidious1630
frigid1639
finger-cold1752
Siberian1789
freezy1827
ice-cool1853
Arctic1876
1593 Tell-Trothes New-yeares Gift sig. D His frost-biting wordes should nippe her.
1618 Owles Almanacke (new ed.) 37 Euery simpering Sib and coy Katherine shall round a muffe before her as a case for her nose, or a denne for her fingers in frost-biting weather.
1635 L. Foxe North-west Fox sig. V4 Such as had been vpon those Frost-biting voyages.
1804 Farmer's Mag. Feb. 89 Crowing over the poverty of Peebles-shire in her frost biting climate.
1841 E. G. Paige Short Patent Serm. 62 The mantle that sleep throws over the body, is not always a comfortable one... Sometimes its texture is so thin as to afford but poor protection to frost-biting dreams.
1946 C. A. Bell Portrait Dalai Lama xxxii. 222 There is a kindly sun, but a frost-biting wind of almost gale force.
1986 Times 22 Feb. 11/2 He is amazed by how strong the romance is, even in the face of frost-biting reality.
2009 Financial Times 3 Jan. (Arts section) 11/1 Wet summers, frostbiting autumns, Christmases mild as spring.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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