the delicate tracery formed by frost, esp. on glass
2.
similar ornamentation, as on metal
Word origin
[1640–50; frost + work]This word is first recorded in the period 1640–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: differential, generator, intrigue, selection, sludge
Examples of 'frostwork' in a sentence
frostwork
There are small displays of frostwork, helictites and thin flowstones typical of vadose speleothem deposition in arid caves.
Shirin Bahadorinia, Sayed Hassen Hejazi, Alireza Nadimi, Derek C. Ford, Karine Wainer 2016, 'The morphology and development of Kalahroud Cave, Iran', International Journal of Speleologyhttp://scholarcommons.usf.edu/ijs/vol45/iss3/5/. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)