silver thaw

silver thaw n a phenomenon I have often seen in the woods of the transatlantic countries named above [Newfoundland and Canada ], where it is familiarly called silver-thaw. It is caused by rain descending when the stratum of air nearest the earth is below 32 deg, and consequently freezing the instant...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1980
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/51867
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/51867 2023-12-31T10:16:46+01:00 silver thaw 1980/07/09 image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/51867 eng eng S 1862 P.H. GOSSE Rom. Nat. Hist 4th ed 3 _OED_ QH 45 G6 1862 Rose References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 16677 S_16677_silver thaw n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/51867 Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador Text Manuscript 1980 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:38Z silver thaw n a phenomenon I have often seen in the woods of the transatlantic countries named above [Newfoundland and Canada ], where it is familiarly called silver-thaw. It is caused by rain descending when the stratum of air nearest the earth is below 32 deg, and consequently freezing the instant it touches touches any object;. text checked WK [nothing can excell] JUL 9 1980 JUL 9 1980 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 2 Used I GLITTER, SILVER FROST. A part of the citation on card is listed under the source 1840 GOSSE 21 in DNE but the card is not stamped.The date collected is stamped upside down. Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
silver thaw
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description silver thaw n a phenomenon I have often seen in the woods of the transatlantic countries named above [Newfoundland and Canada ], where it is familiarly called silver-thaw. It is caused by rain descending when the stratum of air nearest the earth is below 32 deg, and consequently freezing the instant it touches touches any object;. text checked WK [nothing can excell] JUL 9 1980 JUL 9 1980 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 2 Used I GLITTER, SILVER FROST. A part of the citation on card is listed under the source 1840 GOSSE 21 in DNE but the card is not stamped.The date collected is stamped upside down.
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title silver thaw
title_short silver thaw
title_full silver thaw
title_fullStr silver thaw
title_full_unstemmed silver thaw
title_sort silver thaw
publishDate 1980
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/51867
genre Newfoundland
genre_facet Newfoundland
op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
op_relation S
1862 P.H. GOSSE Rom. Nat. Hist 4th ed 3
_OED_ QH 45 G6 1862 Rose
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
16677
S_16677_silver thaw n
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