icing
noun/ˈaɪsɪŋ/
/ˈaɪsɪŋ/
(especially British English) (North American English usually frosting)
[uncountable]Idioms - a sweet mixture of sugar and water, milk, butter or egg white that is used to cover and decorate cakes
- Pipe a little green icing around the strawberries.
- Roll out the icing into a large square.
- Trim off excess icing around the base.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fondant
- royal
- chocolate
- …
- cover something with
- pipe
- spread
- …
- sugar
- bag
Idioms
See icing in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionarythe icing on the cake
(North American English also the frosting on the cake)
- something extra and not essential that is added to an already good situation or experience and that makes it even better
- It’s an added bonus—the icing on the cake.
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