| Thaw (thaw) |
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| Thaw |
[imp. *** p.
p. Thawed (?)] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Thawing.] [AS. þ] wian, þwan;
akin to D. dovijen, G. tauen, thauen (cf. |
To melt, dissolve,
or become fluid; to soften; -- said of that which is frozen; as, the ice
thaws.
To become so warm as to melt ice and snow; --
said in reference to the weather, and used impersonally.
Fig.: To grow gentle or genial.
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To cause (frozen things, as
earth, snow, ice) to melt, soften, or dissolve.
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The melting of ice, snow, or
other congealed matter; the resolution of ice, or the like, into the state
of a fluid; liquefaction by heat of anything congealed by frost; also, a
warmth of weather sufficient to melt that which is congealed.
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