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glade

[ gleyd ]

noun

  1. an open space in a forest.


glade

/ ɡleɪd /

noun

  1. an open place in a forest; clearing


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Derived Forms

  • ˈgladeˌlike, adjective

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Other Words From

  • gladelike adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of glade1

1520–30; akin to glad 1, in obsolete sense “bright”

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Word History and Origins

Origin of glade1

C16: of uncertain origin; perhaps related to glad 1(in obsolete sense: bright); see gleam

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Example Sentences

Lowell was in the lead, and he turned his horse and motioned to the sheriff to remain hidden in the trees that skirted the glade.

A great throng of people were gathered around it in a half-circle, their backs to the open glade, their faces towards the oak.

In a tiny glade, with the mountain walls rising precipitously for hundreds of feet, Talpers halted and gave three shrill whistles.

On his right an open glade revealed to him the dark gorge through which the Cluden thundered.

The half-breed helped Helen dismount and told her to go to his tent, a small, pyramid affair at one end of the glade.

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