frosting

Definition of Frosting in English :

1. frosting, ice, icing

a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Frosting

noun

1.

a soft icing based on sugar and egg whites

2. Also called: icing

a sugar preparation, variously flavoured and coloured, for coating and decorating cakes, biscuits, etc

3.

a rough or matt finish on glass, silver, etc

4. slang

the practice of stealing a car while the owner has left it idling to defrost the windows and heat the engine

noun

1.

a mixture variously of sugar, butter, flavoring, water or other liquid, egg whites, etc. for covering a cake or pastries; icing

2.

a dull, frostlike finish on glass, metal, etc.

3.

a mixture of ground glass, varnish, etc. used in ornamental work

n.

1. Icing, as on a cake.

2. A roughened or speckled surface imparted to glass or metal.