frosted

adjective frost·ed \ ˈfrȯ-stəd \

|Updated on: 13 Jul 2018

Definition of frosted

1 a : coated or decorated with icing

a frosted cake

frosted buns

b : coated with sugar

frosted cereal

—sometimes used in combination

Sugar-frosted strawberries are a dazzling garnish for cakes, puddings, ice cream or simply served on their own.
—Karen Miltner

2 of hair : having small strands that have been lightened (as by chemicals) to produce a two-tone effect : having undergone frosting

frosted hair

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Recent Examples of frosted from the Web

One of them is Alex, an American citizen like most children in the trailer park, with a wardrobe of Cleveland Cavaliers T-shirts and frosted tips dyed orange at the barbershop inside Walmart.

— eli saslow, Anchorage Daily News, "Raids are separating families in the heartland," 1 July 2018
The food reflected their past home (Burmese rice noodles, pork meatballs) and their new one in Wisconsin (white-frosted cake, topped with a plastic hunter stalking a toy deer).

— Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Some refugees resettling in America find gun violence instead of peace," 27 June 2018
Like housing a bag of pink- and white-frosted circus animals, or inhaling soft-serve off a cardboard-y cone, consuming the cupcake pancake is not a deep or complicated pleasure.

— megan burbank, The Seattle Times, "In praise of IHOP’s cupcake pancake, the pinnacle of junk food," 22 June 2018
The lyrics list Ballerini's distaste for stereotypical symbols for love, including roses, white-frosted cakes, catching bouquets, sharing letterman jackets and most of all, unrealistic lyrics in love songs.

— abby jones, Billboard, "Kelsea Ballerini Sweetly Declares 'I Hate Love Songs' on 'Corden': Watch," 11 Apr. 2018
Shots of these frosted glasses, complete with flower petals and pastel straws, are plastered across our Instagram feeds (#frosé) and our favorite restaurant's happy hour menus.

— refinery29.com, "11 Essential Frosé Cocktails From Around The Country," 8 June 2018
Ellison demanded more information from Mulvaney about the frosted glass.

— devin leonard, Bloomberg.com, "Mick Mulvaney Is Having a Blast Running the Agency He Detests," 25 May 2018
The two signature flavors are Piñata, ‘‘vanilla ice cream with iced animal cookies, frosted cupcake bites, fizzy cotton candies and rainbow sprinkles,’’ and Sprinkle Pool, which contains the titular ingredient.

— maura judkis, BostonGlobe.com, "The Museum of Ice Cream is launching its own ice cream line — with ‘Sprinkle Pool’ and piñata flavors," 28 May 2018
Her site’s homeware items, which range from malachite bowls to hand carved chess sets to frosted glass blendo sets, are treasures, offering wedding goers the option to gift items that stand apart.

— carmen rosy hall, Vogue, "L.A.’s Favorite Vintage Bridal Boutique Launches Online With Hand-Picked Home Goods," 18 May 2018

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First Known Use of frosted

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in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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FROSTED Defined for English Language Learners

frosted

adjective

Definition of frosted for English Language Learners

: having a dull surface that looks as if it is covered with frost
of hair : having very small strips on the top layer of your hair that are lighter than the rest of your hair