silver thaw
silver thaw n Glitter [is] used on the west coast to denote that peculiar phenomenon known generally through the northern part of America as 'a silver thaw'; that is, when fine rain falling meets near the earth a colder stratum of air and becomes congealed, forming a covering of ice upon e...
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| Language: | English |
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1979
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/56180 |
| Summary: | silver thaw n Glitter [is] used on the west coast to denote that peculiar phenomenon known generally through the northern part of America as 'a silver thaw'; that is, when fine rain falling meets near the earth a colder stratum of air and becomes congealed, forming a covering of ice upon every object. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit GMS May 79 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Used I GLITTER, SILVER FROST. The source is listed as 1897 J A Folklore x, 206 in DNE. |
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