hoarfrost

• Dilapidated old Royal Fenguard would be swathed in white crystalline hoarfrost, even more beautiful than it had been in the day of the first Conjure-King—at least until the spring thaw unclothed its shabbiness. —  Julian, May - Boreal Moon 01 - Conqueror's Moon
• The yard outside the house was rimy with hoarfrost, and the new sun shone upon it harshly. —  SON OF A WITCH
• His eyes were as black as the night sky etched with glittering hoarfrost, and when he smiled, the tips of his fangs glistened in the starlight. —  Yasmine Galenorn - [Sisters of the Moon 03] - Darkling
• On that particular night the window was covered with a heavy hoarfrost, so that it was quite impossible to see from outside what was going on within, or vice versa From my seat behind the desk I caught sight through the door, as it was opened by a chance caller, of the gang on the opposite corner, with Jones and his hickory club, and knew what was coming. —  The Making of an American
• Unfortunately, morning turned out to be not only below-freezingly brisk, but proximity to ocean, absence of breeze, combined to produce thick coating of hoarfrost: on propeller, wings, tail group airfoils; fuselage, windshield, windows—everywhere. —  AnalogSFF,July-August2008

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