Concrétion calcaire descendant de la voűte d'une grotte.
ETYM Old Eng. isikel, AS. îsgicel; îs ice + gicel icicle; akin to Icel. jökull; cf. Gael. eigh ice, Irish aigh.
A pendent spear of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water.
ETYM Greek, oozing out in drops, dropping, from stalassein to drop: cf. French stalactite.
A cylinder of calcium carbonate hanging from the roof of a limestone cave.
A deposit of calcium carbonate (as calcite) resembling an icicle hanging from the roof or sides of a cave.