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Meaning of frostwork | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Any naturally occurring intricate pattern of ice crystals.
    countable, uncountable
  2. Any pattern that resembles a frost formation.
    countable, uncountable

Examples

“Frostwork keeps its place on the window within three feet of the stove all day in my chamber.”
“More delicate frostwork, this time in the form of hairlike needles of calcite, occurs near the Pearly Gates. Here, as in all caves under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service, you are asked not to touch or handle the cave formations.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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