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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. destruction of tissue by freezing and characterized by tingling, blistering and possibly gangrene;
[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]