frostwork
Example Sentences
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As frostwork disappears in the sunshine, so his brave resolutions vanished when her arm reached across his shoulder, and the ribbon that tied her beads fluttered against his cheek.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 105, July 1866 by Various
I placed my warm hand against a pane which was covered by the crystallization, and melted the frostwork which clung to it.
From The Glaciers of the Alps Being a narrative of excursions and ascents, etc. by Tyndall, John
The frostwork had so covered the window-panes that it was hardly possible to get a glimpse at the scenery outside.
From A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales For girls and boys by Hawthorne, Nathaniel
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.
All is contained in that one sob, in which the whole frostwork of these weary months breaks up and rolls away, swept before the strong flood.
From The Life of David As Reflected in His Psalms by Maclaren, Alexander
