|a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.| |a fool or
simpleton; ninny.| |1.||See also hoarfrost a white deposit of
ice particles, esp one formed on objects out of doors at night|
|2.||an atmospheric temperature of below freezing point,
characterized by the production of this deposit| |3.||degrees
below freezing point: eight degrees of frost indicates a
temperature of either --8°C or 24°F| |4.||informal something
given a cold reception; failure| |5.||informal coolness of
manner| |6.||the act of freezing| |7.||to cover or be covered
with frost| |8.||(tr) to give a frostlike appearance to (glass,
etc), as by means of a fine-grained surface| |9.||chiefly (US),
(Canadian) (tr) to decorate (cakes, etc) with icing or frosting|
|10.||(tr) to kill or damage (crops, etc) with frost| |[Old
English frost; related to Old Norse, Old Saxon, Old High German
frost; see | |1.||Sir David (Paradine). born 1939, British
television presenter and executive, noted esp for political
interviews| |2.||Robert (Lee). 1874--1963, US poe