Meaning

4 senses
  1. (plural, plural only)A hairstyle in which the hair forms spikes, the tips of which are bleached pale blond, forming a contrast to the color of the rest of the hair.

  2. (plural, plural only)White or light coloration at the ends of darker feathers or fur on a bird or mammal.

  3. (plural, plural only)A type of surgical laser lens that has frosted edges in order to diffuse the radiation profile.

  4. (plural, plural only)Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see frosted, tip.

Origin

From the similarity in appearance to frost.

From the similarity in appearance to frost.

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Forms

plural: frosted tipses
Singularfrosted tips
Pluralfrosted tipses

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See also

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