ice flowers

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noun

formations of ice crystals on the surface of a still, slowly freezing body of water.

Also called frost flowers. delicate tufts of frost on a surface of ice or snow.

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Origin of ice flowers

First recorded in 1905–10

Words nearby ice flowers

ice feathers, ice field, ice fish, ice fishing, ice floe, ice flowers, ice fog, ice foot, ice-free, ice front, ice giant

How to use ice flowers in a sentence

The cold north wind outside drew lovely ice-flowers on the window-panes, so that no one could see in or out.
Timar's Two Worlds|Mr Jkai
The latter are more common, and have to produce apples, while the ice-flowers are uncommon, and of no possible use.
Round-about Rambles in Lands of Fact and Fancy|Frank Richard Stockton
They bore the most beautiful ice-flowers that any snow man could desire; but they concealed the stove.
What the Moon Saw: and Other Tales|Hans Christian Andersen
They were the most beautiful ice flowers any Snow Man could desire, but they concealed the stove.
Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales|Hans Christian Andersen

At length the Christmas sun rises glowing red, and the ice flowers vanish from the windows.
From Pole to Pole|Sven Anders Hedin