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glace

1

[ glas ]

noun

, Canadian chiefly Montreal.
  1. ice placed in a drink to cool it.

glacé

2

[ gla-sey ]

  1. frosted or iced, as cake.
  2. candied, as fruits.

adjective

  2. finished with a gloss, as kid or silk.

verb (used with object)

, gla·céed, gla·cé·ing.
  1. to make glacé.

glacé

/ ˈɡlæsɪ /

adjective

  1. crystallized or candied

    glacé cherries

  2. covered in icing
  3. (of leather, silk, etc) having a glossy finish
  4. frozen or iced

verb

  1. tr to ice or candy (cakes, fruits, etc)

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Word History and Origins

Origin of glace1

< Canadian French, French: ice; glacé

Origin of glace2

1840–50; < French, past participle of glacer to freeze, derivative of glace ice < Latin glaciēs

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Word History and Origins

Origin of glace1

C19: from French glacé, literally: iced, from glacer to freeze, from glace ice, from Latin glaciēs

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