n. - coating of sugar etc. On a cake or biscuit.

- formation of ice on a ship or aircraft. icing on the cake inessential though attractive addition or enhancement.

- sugar n. Finely powdered sugar.

—adj. - answering to one's highest conception; perfect.

- existing only in idea; visionary. —n. Perfect type, thing, concept, principle, etc., esp. As a standard to emulate. [french: related to *idea]

n. - phrase etc. Established by usage and not immediately comprehensible from the words used (e.g. Over the moon, see the light).

- form of expression peculiar to a language etc.

- language of a people or country.

- characteristic mode of expression in art etc. [greek idios own]

n. - stupid person.

- mentally deficient person incapable of rational conduct. idiotic adj. Idiotically adv. [greek idiotes, = private citizen, ignorant person]

n. - short description, esp. In verse, of a peaceful or romantic, esp. Rural, scene or incident.

- such a scene or incident. [greek eidullion]

n. Eskimo dome-shaped dwelling, esp. Of snow. [eskimo, = house]

n. (pl. Ilea) third and last portion of the small intestine. [latin ilium]

adj. Of the lower body (iliac artery). [latin ilia flanks]

—n. - representation of an object, e.g. A statue.

- reputation or persona of a person, company, etc.

- appearance as seen in a mirror or through a lens.

- mental picture or idea.

- simile or metaphor. —v. (-ging) 1 make an image of; portray.

- reflect, mirror.

- describe or imagine vividly. be the image of be or look exactly like. [latin imago imagin-]

n. (pl. -s or imagines) fully developed stage of an insect, e.g. A butterfly. [latin: see *image]