of a liquid
: containing ice or cooled by ice or refrigeration
iced water
iced coffee
iced tea

Examples of iced in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Festival food includes sushi, spam musubi, gyoza, yakisoba, mochi, teriyaki chicken rice bowls, shave ice, cotton candy and bento boxes with pork cutlet, teriyaki salmon or sesame tofu, with iced coffee, boba drinks, beer, sake, plum wine, sodas and lemonade to wash it all down. Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2024 In Tompkins Square Park, cops near a cruiser were drinking iced coffee and smoking. Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2024 The collective obsession with iced coffee is still growing, even in the dead of winter. Peter C. Baker, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024 That both of us were in the car, waiting on my caramel cloud iced coffee, navigation set for a destination 2 1/2 hours away, sunglasses on, gas tank full, windshield clean, and both content is what was important. Susan Vollenweider, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2024 The $4 Thai tea is sweeter and thicker than your typical iced tea because of the combination of sugar, milk and spices. Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 22 Mar. 2024 Though beverages like water, regular coffee, iced tea and lemonade are generally included in cruise fares, others cost extra. Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024 Gretta’s granddaughters, whom Gretta introduced to me as my future cousins, had come all the way from Denver to help with the event, and the three of us were given pitchers of iced tea and lemonade and sent out among the guests to refill glasses. Aryn Kyle, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024 With a $1 purchase, customers can grab a free large vanilla iced coffee. Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1673, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of iced was in 1673

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“Iced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/iced. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.

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