icing
Example Sentences
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Further along the table, a three-tiered honey cake sits near a wholemeal plum cake with spiced icing, while a Swedish princess cake draws gasps of admiration with its dome of sponge, jam, custard and marzipan.
From BBC
“The fact that we now have an American pope is the icing on the cake,” he said.
He lets them know that he’s icing Gerri and, since he’s in a mood, axing Cyd too, instructing Tom to stay on Roman to make sure he doesn’t punk out.
From Salon
After watching Jukebox Man finish eighth, Redknapp said winning would have been the "icing on the cake", but it had been "a great season" regardless after victory in December's King George VI Chase.
From BBC
The words Congratulations, Grace! are written out in purple icing on top, with yellow flowers around the edge and Sundae School’s trademark star-shaped sprinkles down the sides.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
