frost-bound
Example Sentences
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Gone," said the fern, "from your frost-bound touch; Gone from your winter's heart.
From Provocations by Bristowe, Sibyl
The sight of the familiar scenes had banished the “Dread of the Wild” from the minds of the two men, and their spirits rose as they approached the frost-bound river below their home.
From In the Brooding Wild by Cullum, Ridgwell
We were in the midst of the cruel, bitter winter; the earth was frost-bound, hard and cold, even as now.
From The Diamond Fairy Book by Various
The sudden burst of vegetation—the rapid transition from the frost-bound durance of winter to the life and lightness of the young season, have a most exciting and exhilarating effect.
From The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life by Lever, Charles James
The breached ramparts offered but a feeble defence; the frost-bound earth made it impossible to protect the city by an intrenched camp; and the commissariat department could not sustain a long investment.
From Old Quebec The Fortress of New France by Bryan, Claude Glennon
