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frostburn en · NOUN

Etymology

From frost + burn.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Damage to a plant due to frost which results is leaves looking burnt.
   • Late frostburn can be cut off and the plant will recover. 1995, Kim E. Tripp, J. C. Raulston, The Year in Trees: Superb Woody Plants for Four-season Gardens:
   • Non-winter-dormant lucerne varieties, introduced by the project (Sundar is the main variety) , have been very successful. In some cases they may suffer some frostburn but they produce throughout the year and yield more than double the yield of the landrace in the lower areas (the lower lands are in the majority) 1996, World Animal Review - Volumes 86-91, page 76:
   • Precise groves set out on the hills west of Pomona (RIGHT) proved less vulnerable to frostburn than those on the flat, where the main protection was the towering eucalyptus windbreak and the sooty smudgepots. 1968, Paul C. Johnson, Los Angeles: Portrait of an Extraordinary City, page 240:
   • Freezing temperatures the last week of January, throughout much of the southeastern and Dade County areas, resulted in considerable frostburn but only a minimal amount of lost acreage. 1986, Florida Agricultural Statistics: Vegetable summary, page 11:
2. (countable, uncountable) Synonym of frostbite.
   • I know you've been outside, if that's what you're getting at. I saw your clothes; I saw the frostburn on your face and hands. 2000, Tom Deitz, Springwar: A Tale of Eron, page 77:
   • The latch leaves frostburns on his fingers but he doesn't feel them. 2012, Clio Gray, The Roaring of the Labyrinth:
   • The resulting instant frostburn is incredibly painful, not to mention dangerous. 2000, Annie Getchell, Dave Getchell, Jon Eaton, The Essential Outdoor Gear Manual, page 101:
   • Frostburns across the ridge of my nose, where the metal rim of my glasses pulled away the skin on a thirty-below night, always reminded me of how easy it was to keep warm on those nights by skiing with no haste. 2008, Paul Schullery, Mountain Time: A Yellowstone Memoir, page 225:
   • Yet another hazard of LPG, particularly of propane, is that of frostburn, should the liquid come into contact with the skin. 1985, Ralph William King, Roland Hudson, Construction Hazard and Safety Handbook, page 387:

Forms

Deriveds

frostburned

Synonyms

frostbite