icicle Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun ice resembling a pendent spear, formed by the freezing of dripping water

WordNet

I"ci*cle noun
Etymology
OE. isikel, AS. isgicel; is ice + gicel icicle; akin to Icel. jökull; cf. Gael. eigh ice, Ir. aigh.
Definitions
  1. A pendent, and usually conical, mass of ice, formed by freezing of dripping water; as, the icicles on the eaves of a house.

Webster 1913