vriesdauw — meaning in English
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English meaning
- rime noun Archaic in the form rimes: originally, any frozen dew forming a white deposit on exposed surfaces; hoar frost (sense 1).
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 Archaic in the form rimes: originally, any frozen dew forming a white deposit on exposed surfaces; hoar frost (sense 1).
- noun A film or slimy coating.
- noun White hair as an indication of old age.
- noun Ice formed by the rapid freezing of cold water droplets of fog on to a cold surface.