silver frost

Maritimes

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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the coating of ice resulting from such freezing rain.

See: silver thaw(def. 2)

Quotations

1828

A phenomenon appears frequently during winter, known here by the appellation of Silver Frost.

1889

[Title] The Silver Frost by Barry Straton