escarcha — meaning in English

English meaning

• frost noun A thin layer of ice crystals that forms on surfaces exposed to freezing air.
• glitter noun Tiny, shiny decorative particles, or a sparkling light.
• rime noun Archaic in the form rimes: originally, any frozen dew forming a white deposit on exposed surfaces; hoar frost (sense 1).

Senses

escarcha is used for these senses in English:

• frost A cover of minute ice crystals on objects that are exposed to the air. Frost is formed by the same process as dew, except that the temperature of the frosted object is below freezing.
• glitter A shiny, decorative adornment, sometimes sprinkled on glue to make simple artwork.
• 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.

frost — full definition

1. noun A thin layer of ice crystals that forms on surfaces exposed to freezing air.
2. noun Freezing weather cold enough to produce this layer of ice.
3. verb To cover a cake or other baked good with icing.
4. verb To become covered with a thin layer of ice.

glitter — full definition

1. noun Tiny, shiny decorative particles, or a sparkling light.
2. verb To sparkle with bright, flickering light.

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