frosted tips

Meanings

1. A hairstyle in which the hair forms spikes, the tips of which are bleached pale blond, forming a contrast to the color of the rest of the hair.
2. White or light coloration at the ends of darker feathers or fur on a bird or mammal.
3. A type of surgical laser lens that has frosted edges in order to diffuse the radiation profile.
4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see frosted, tip.

Etymology

From the similarity in appearance to frost.