- icing
- icing (n.) 1769 in the confectionary sense, verbal noun of ICE (Cf. ice) (v.). Earlier in this sense was simple ice (1723). Meaning "process of becoming covered with ice" is from 1881.
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Icing — can refer to: *Atmospheric icing *Icing (food) *Icing (shipping) *Icing (ice hockey) *Icing by Claire s *A periglacial ice sheet (aufeis) … Wikipedia
Icing — 〈[aısıŋ] n. 15; Sp.; Eishockey〉 regelwidriges Spielen des Pucks über zwei Linien aus der Verteidigung heraus, um einen Angriff abzuwehren, Befreiungsschuss [engl.] * * * Icing [ a̮isɪŋ ], das; s, s <Pl. selten> [amerik. icing, zu: to ice =… … Universal-Lexikon
icing — ► NOUN ▪ a mixture of sugar with liquid or fat, used as a coating or filling for cakes or biscuits. ● the icing on the cake Cf. ↑the icing on the cake … English terms dictionary
Icing — [ aisiŋ] das; s, s <aus gleichbed. engl. amerik. icing zu to ice »mit Eis kühlen, in Sicherheit bringen«> unerlaubter Weitschuss, Befreiungsschlag (beim Eishockey) … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
Icing — I cing, n. A coating or covering resembling ice, as of sugar and milk or white of egg; frosting. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
icing — [n] frosting cream, glacé, glaze, ornamentation, sugar paste, topping, trimming; concept 457 … New thesaurus
Icing — [ ai̮s... ], das; s, s <amerikanisch> (Eishockey Befreiungsschlag) … Die deutsche Rechtschreibung
icing — icing1 [īs′iŋ] n. a mixture variously of sugar, butter, flavoring, water or other liquid, egg whites, etc. for covering a cake or pastries; frosting icing2 [īs′iŋ] n. Ice Hockey an infraction in which a player in the defensive half of the rink… … English World dictionary
Icing — Beispiele für Icing Schiedsrichter zeigt Icing an Icing ist ein Begriff im Eishockey und wird im Deutschen mit „Unerla … Deutsch Wikipedia
icing — [[t]a͟ɪsɪŋ[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Icing is a sweet substance made from powdered sugar that is used to cover and decorate cakes. Paul made five year old Michelle a birthday cake with yellow icing. Syn: frosting 2) PHRASE: v link PHR If you describe… … English dictionary
