Emily Dickinson Lexicon

frost (-s), n. [OE.]

1. Signs of old age.
2. Coldness; numbness; [fig.] loss of feeling.
3. Winter; cold temperature; freezing weather condition.
4. Layer of ice; light covering of frozen, condensed water.
5. Death; loss of life; lack of vital signs.
6. Executioner; impassive destroyer; [fig.] cold snap.