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hoar-frost
ˈhoar-frost Formerly, and still often, two words. [See hoar a. and frost n. 2.] a. The white deposit formed by the freezing of dew, frozen dew, white frost. In scientific use now distinguished from rime. Hoar-frost is a crystalline deposit of ice formed by the sublimation of water vapour; rime is a ... Oxford English Dictionary
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hoar-frost
hoar-frost/ˈhɔ: frɔst; ?@ -frɔ:st; `hɔrˌfrɔst/ n[U]white frost; frozen dew on grass, leaves, roofs, etc 白霜; 草、 叶子、 房顶等上面的霜. 牛津英汉双解词典
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Dew
350 and 200 BC) stated: "Dew is moisture minute in composition falling from a clear sky; ice is water congealed in a condensed form from a clear sky; hoar-frost wikipedia.org
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Pachnocybe
The genus name of Pachnocybe was derived from Greek word Pachne meaning hoar-frost and also cybe meaning head. wikipedia.org
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cranreuch
cranreuch Sc. (ˈkranrəx) Also 7 crainroch, 9 cranreugh, cranrach. [app. f. Gael. crann tree + reodhadh freezing; but the Gaelic Dicts. give for ‘hoar-frost’ crith-reodhadh, lit. ‘shaking or quivering frost’. (The alleged Gaelic cranntarach in Jam. is some error.)] Hoar-frost, rime.1682 R. Law Mem. (... Oxford English Dictionary
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Eucalyptus pruinosa
The species name pruinosa is taken from the Latin word pruina meaning covered in hoar-frost, referring to the waxy covering on the foliage and inflorescence wikipedia.org
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pruinate
pruinate, a. Nat. Hist. (ˈpruːɪnət) [f. L. pruīna hoar-frost + -ate2.] = pruinose.1858 Mayne Expos. Lex., Pruinatus, Pruinosus,..pruinate: pruinous. Oxford English Dictionary
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Eucalyptus pruiniramis
The specific epithet (pruiniramis) is from Latin, meaning "rime" or "hoar-frost" and "-of a branch", referring to the white, waxy covering on the branches wikipedia.org
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pruinose
pruinose, a. Nat. Hist. (ˈpruːɪnəʊs) [ad. L. pruīnōs-us frosty, f. pruīn-a hoar-frost: see -ose.] Covered with a fine whitish powdery substance giving the appearance of hoar-frost; frosted.1826 Kirby & Sp. Entomol. IV. xlvi. 284 Pruinose,..when the splendour of the surface is somewhat obscured by th... Oxford English Dictionary
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Botryosporium longibrachiatum
The colonies are white and hairy, form hoar-frost on affected plants. wikipedia.org
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pachnolite
pachnolite Min. (ˈpæknəʊlaɪt) [Named 1863, f. Gr. πάχνη hoar-frost + -lite.] Hydrous fluoride of aluminium, calcium, and sodium, occurring on cryolite in small white crystals.1866 Amer. Jrnl. Sci. XLI. 199 Knop has named the new species Pachnolite. 1868 Dana Min. (ed. 5) 129 Found with pachnolite on... Oxford English Dictionary
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Holy Boy's Cave
confused method, had elaborated throughout the cavern, columns and pinnacles and cushions ... and concretions, some as fleecy as snow, others as crisp as hoar-frost wikipedia.org
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rimy
rimy, a. (ˈraɪmɪ) Forms: 1 hr{iacu}miᵹ, 6 rimie, 7 rymie, 6– rimy. [OE. hr{iacu}miᵹ, f. hr{iacu}m rime n.2 Cf. Fris. rimich, Sw. rimmig, Icel. hr{iacu}mugr.] Covered with, abounding in, rime or hoar-frost; accompanied by rime; frosty.971 Blickl. Hom. 209 Wæron norð of ðæm stane awexene swiðe hrimiᵹe... Oxford English Dictionary
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Lily Xu on LinkedIn: Thoughts on a Tranquil Night Before my bed a pool ...
Thoughts on a Tranquil Night Before my bed a pool of light— O can it be hoar-frost on the ground? Looking up, I find the moon bright; Bowing, in homesickness…
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Maria (empress)
Redder than roses thy lips, whiter than the hoar-frost thy neck, cowslips are not more yellow than thine hair, fire not more bright than thine eyes. wikipedia.org
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