Ice, congealed water: Gent. III, 2, 7. Meas. II, 1, 39. III, 1, 123. III, 2, 118. Mids. V, 59. Shr. IV, 1, 14. H5 IV, 1, 212. Cor. I, 1, 177. Tim. IV, 3, 226. Symbol of coldness: “boys of i.” Alls II, 3, 99. “thou art all i.” R3 IV, 2, 22. of chastity: “the very i. of chastity is in them,” As III, 4, 18. “as chaste as i.” Hml. III, 1, 140 (cf. icicle in Cor. V, 3, 65). to break the ice == to open the way: Shr. I, 2, 267. Troil. III, 3, 215. to smooth the i. == to do a thing superfluous: John IV, 2, 13.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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