frosted Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb decorate with frosting
    frost; ice.
    • frost a cake
  2. verb provide with a rough or speckled surface or appearance
    frost.
    • frost the glass
    • she frosts her hair
  3. verb cover with frost
    frost.
    • ice crystals frosted the glass
  4. verb damage by frost
    frost.
    • The icy precipitation frosted the flowers and they turned brown
  5. adjective satellite (of glass) having a roughened coating resembling frost
    • frosted glass

WordNet

Frost"ed adjective
Definitions
  1. Covered with hoarfrost or anything resembling hoarfrost; ornamented with frosting; also, frost-bitten; as, a frosted cake; frosted glass.
    Frosted work is introduced as a foil or contrast to burnished work. Knight.

Webster 1913