In the 19th century the process was synonymous with "frosting" and was a technique associated especially with the fancy art glass produced in the United States in the latter part of the century.
For the next series (and, BBC, there must be another series) would it be adding too much to Wallander's woes to expect him to trudge across these unforgiving landscapes in muddied boots, icicles frosting his stubble, in the manner of a character from The Road?
In the front room, he sidled up to a dapper bald man named Bob Mancari — "He's the man in Vegas at the Bellagio, he literally runs Vegas" — who was standing with a date, a woman with Slavic features and blond hair the texture of frosting.
"We are a hundred and thirty metres above sea level," Fowler replied, his breath frosting.
One year, my mother made Babar and rendered him perfectly in five colors of homemade frosting — golden crown, red bow tie, green suit, black-and-white spats — only to have our Airedale devour him.
By 5 55 Tuesday when snow & wind ceased, the city was a great fantastic cake with 20.9 inches of frosting.
Before they became wearyingly ubiquitous, I had my first ever cupcake there – carrot, piled high with cream cheese frosting; it made quite the impression.
