Jack Frost

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noun

frost or freezing cold personified.

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Origin of Jack Frost

First recorded in 1815–25

Words nearby Jack Frost

Jackelyn, jackeroo, jacket, jackey, jackfish, Jack Frost, jackfruit, Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon, jackhammer, Jackie, jackie tar

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How to use Jack Frost in a sentence

Before morning old Jack Frost snapped his fingers and the whole world was encased in ice.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage|Gertrude W. Morrison
So Marmaduke showed them the little red and blue sleigh, and told them all about the little driver, Jack Frost.
Seven O'Clock Stories|Robert Gordon Anderson
Many beautiful pictures may be found in the valley in winter when Jack Frost is ruler of all the snow-clad, ice-bound cañon.
Stories of California|Ella M. Sexton
"A noisy titmouse is Jack Frost's trumpeter" may be one of those few weather-wise proverbs with a grain of truth in them.
Bird Neighbors|Neltje Blanchan

And with the help of the sun and Jack Frost it makes these fairy millstones for itself.
The Adventures of a Grain of Dust|Hallam Hawksworth

British Dictionary definitions for Jack Frost

Jack Frost

noun

a personification of frost or winter

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