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frost•ing

Pronunciation: (frô'sting, fros'ting), [key]
—n.
1. a sweet mixture, cooked or uncooked, for coating or filling cakes, cookies, and the like; icing.
2. a dull or lusterless finish, as on metal or glass.
3. a process of highlighting the hair by bleaching selected strands.
4. a material used for decorative work, as signs, displays, etc., made from coarse flakes of powdered glass.
5. the frosting on the cake, something added to make a thing better or more desirable. Also,icing on the cake.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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