frost piece
English
Noun
frost piece (plural frost pieces)
- A painting depicting a winter scene. [from 17th c.]
- (obsolete) Someone (especially a woman) who is emotionally unresponsive. [18th–19th c.]
- 1748, Samuel Richardson, Clarissa, vol. IV:
- Am now almost in despair of succeeding with this charming frost-piece by love or gentleness.
- 1748, Samuel Richardson, Clarissa, vol. IV: