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Definition of Icicle
1. Noun. Ice resembling a pendent spear, formed by the freezing of dripping water.
Definition of Icicle
1. n. A pendent, and usually conical, mass of ice, formed by freezing of dripping water; as, the icicles on the eaves of a house.
Definition of Icicle
1. Noun. a spear-shape of ice ¹
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Definition of Icicle
1. a hanging spike of ice [n -S] : ICICLED [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Icicle
Literary usage of Icicle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of English Etymology by Hensleigh Wedgwood (1865)
"... is named from its resemblance to an icicle. Knacker. A saddler and
harness-maker.—Forby. One that makes collars and other furniture for cart-horses. ..."
2. Similitudes by Lucy Larcom (1854)
"A MASSIVE icicle hung over the window of my friend's chamber. ... So the roof
lost a grand icicle, and we stood holding carefully a mere frozen drop, ..."
3. The Snow Flake (1850)
"THE icicle. BY MISS EW BARNES. IT hung in a nook so drear and chill, Not a sun-ray
reached it there ; Not a loving look, not a kindly word, No gentle tone ..."
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