vriesdauw — meaning in English
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English meaning
- rime noun In the archaic plural form rimes: originally, frozen dew that formed a white coating on surfaces exposed to it; hoar frost.
Senses
vriesdauw is used for these senses in English:
- hoar frost (specifically, meteorology) Water vapour which has undergone deposition or desublimation when the air is cold and moist to form a white deposit on exposed surfaces.
- rime Archaic in the form rimes: originally, any frozen dew forming a white deposit on exposed surfaces; hoar frost (sense 1).
rime — full definition
- noun In the archaic plural form rimes: originally, frozen dew that formed a white coating on surfaces exposed to it; hoar frost.
- noun A thin, slippery layer covering something.
- noun Gray or white hair that shows a person has grown old.
- noun Ice that forms when cold droplets of fog freeze quickly onto a cold surface.
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