hoarfrost
Noun

hoarfrost (uncountable)

  1. Dew-drops which have undergone deposition and frozen into ice crystals to form a white deposit on an exposed surface, when the air is cold and moist.
    Coordinate terms: dew#English|dew, glaze#English|glaze, rime#English|rime
    • 1922, A. M. Chisholm, A Thousand a Plate
      In the mornings hoar-frost lay thick upon the ground, and thin ice formed in currentless shallows and overlay the muskrat runways.
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