Frontier, n.
- 1. Confine, border, boundary, marches, limits, coast (archaic).
- 2. [In pl.] Back or remote districts, back-woods.
Frontier, a. Conterminous, bordering.
Frontless, a. Shameless, impudent, brazen, bold.
Frontlet, n. Frontal, brow-band, fillet.
Front on. Face, have its front upon or toward.
Frost, n.
- 1. Rime, hoar-frost, frozen dew, white-frost.
- 2. Cold manner, reserve, frigidity, iciness, stiffness, want of cordiality, unsociability.
Frost, v. a.
- 1. Ice, cover with frosting.
- 2. Whiten, sprinkle with white, sprinkle with gray hairs.
- 3. Frost-bite, injure by frost or cold, nip.
- 4. Sharpen, point (said of a horse).
Frost-bite, v. a. Bite with frost, frost, nip, wither, shrivel, injure by frost or cold.
Frostfish, n. Tom-cod (Morrhua pruinosa).
Frosting, n. Icing, concreted sugar (for coating cake).
Frost-weed, n. See frostwort.
Frostwork, n. Frost-tracery, tracery of the frost.
Frostwort, n. Frost-weed, rock-rose (Helianthemum Canadense).
Frosty, a.
- 1. Cold, icy, wintry, stinging, chilly, chill.
- 2. Cold, frigid, unloving, unimpassioned, indifferent, cold-hearted, unaffectionate, uncordial.