Standard Lemma guide
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noun
A collection of stray ice crystals that form in fast-moving water.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US, countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ice
noun
Alternative form of farasola.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Canadian French frasil, frazil, fraisil, from French fraisil (“coal cinders”), from Old French faisil.
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Across languages
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
