What is the meaning of the word "jack frost"?

Definitions:

  1. A personification of frost, ice, snow, sleet, winter, and freezing cold; he's a variant of Old Man Winter, who is responsible for frosty weather. copy to clipboard NOUN
    • If everything has frozen in winter, the Jack Frost has visited. copy to clipboard
  2. According to English folklore, Jack Frost is an elf-like creature that leaves frost on windows during cold nights. copy to clipboard NOUN
    • Look what pretty patterns Jack Frost has painted on the windows. copy to clipboard

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