frostwork
Example Sentences
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Allow me to present my humble views of an analogous discovery of frostwork on December 6, 1856, in a sandy loam in Chester county, Pa., near the Paoli monument.
She rustled in all her bravery of curls and frills, pinkings and quillings,—a marvellous specimen of Parisian frostwork, without one breath of reason or philosophy or conscience to melt it.
From Pink and White Tyranny A Society Novel by Stowe, Harriet Beecher
Yellow with age it was, and delicate as a spider's web, with frostwork of yellowed broidery strewn quaintly on its ancient form, and a touch of real lace.
From The Man of the Desert by Hill, Grace Livingston
Annie went to the window, and at first could see nothing but some beautiful frostwork on it.
From McGuffey's Fourth Eclectic Reader by McGuffey, William Holmes
