icing
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
icing/ˈʌɪsɪŋ/
▶noun
- 1 a mixture of sugar with liquid or fat, used as a coating for cakes or biscuits.
- 2 the formation of ice on a vehicle or in an engine.
– phrases
the icing on the cake an attractive but inessential addition or enhancement.
the icing on the cake an attractive but inessential addition or enhancement.
'icing' also found in these Oxford entries:
angel cake
- Bath bun
- beignet
- Black Forest gateau
- buttercream
- butter icing
- Christmas cake
- confectioner's sugar
- Danish pastry
- eclair
- fairy cake
- fondant
- frost
- frosting
- glacé icing
- ice
- icing sugar
- layer cake
- Melba sauce
- piping
- powdered sugar
- royal icing
- Turkish delight
