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[syn: frostbite, cryopathy]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Frostbite \Frost"bite\, n.
The freezing, or effect of a freezing, of some part of the
body, as the ears, fingers, toes, or nose. Severe frostbite
can lead to the loss of fingers or toes. --Kane.
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Frostbite \Frost`bite"\, v. t.
To expose to the effect of frost, or a frosty air; to blight
or nip with frost.
[1913 Webster]
My wife up and with Mrs. Pen to walk in the fields to
frostbite themselves. --Pepys.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
frostbite
n 1: destruction of tissue by freezing and characterized by
tingling, blistering and possibly gangrene [syn:
frostbite, cryopathy]