Usage Note
Raureif is the delicate, feathery frost that coats twigs and grass on cold, foggy mornings, more crystalline than ordinary Reif. It is uncountable and prized by photographers; the first element rau means rough.
Examples
"Der Raureif überzog jeden Zweig mit weißen Kristallen."
Natural Translation
The rime frost coated every twig with white crystals.
Literal Translation
The rime-frost covered every twig with white crystals.
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