v. Simple past tense and past participle of refract.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Bent backward angularly, as if half-broken.
adj. Turned from a direct course by refraction.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
In botany, same as reflexed, but abruptly bent from the base.
Bent sharply backward from the base, as the spines of some animals.
Word Usage
"Its oblique rays refracted from the floating frost particles till the air was filled with glittering jewel-dust -- resplendent, blazing, flashing light and fire, but cold as outer space."