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語源

ice +‎ work

名詞

icework (uncountable)

1. (geology) Glacier action.
   • 1948, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters (page 7)

     Many seedlings invaded this bar and, although moved about by the icework the next spring, were not all washed away. Sand caught by these plants built up the spit. No sand remained to add to the bottom of the bay beyond.

2. Art or building work using ice as a material.
   • Nitehawk Interactive Games, Outcastia Campaign Setting Book II: Player's Guidebook (page 16)

     This ability grants a dwarf a +2 racial bonus on Search checks to notice unusual icework, such as sliding walls, icework traps, new construction (even when built to match the old), unsafe ice surfaces, shaky ice ceilings, […]