frost piece
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[edit]Noun
[edit]frost piece (plural frost pieces)
- A painting depicting a winter scene. [from 17th c.]
- (obsolete) Someone (especially a woman) who is emotionally unresponsive. [18th–19th c.]
- 1748, [Samuel Richardson], Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume IV, London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; […], →OCLC:
- Am now almost in despair of succeeding with this charming frost-piece by love or gentleness.