glace

¹ American  

[glas] / glæs /

noun

Canadian chiefly Montreal.

1. ice placed in a drink to cool it.

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glacé ² American  

[gla-sey] / glæˈseɪ /

1. frosted or iced, as cake.

2. candied, as fruits.

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adjective

1. frozen.

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

verb (used with object)

glacéed, glacéing

1. to make glacé.

glacé British  

/ 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

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verb

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

Etymology

Origin of glace¹

< Canadian French, French: ice; glacé

Origin of glacé²

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

Example Sentences

"The marron glace takes so much time to produce, which is why it's rather expensive. It's not the most popular gift, but it is a very precious gift."

From Salon • Dec. 23, 2021

Speaking of glace, celebrated chef Alain Ducasse’s contract may be up at the Hotel Plaza Athénée, but he’s still got some sweet projects underway.

From Washington Post • Jul. 22, 2021

At first glace, the labs at the facility look like any other — safety googles and lab coats by the entrance, sinks and racks of equipment lining the walls.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2018

If you look at the photographs of Darling celebrating on the field with his teammates after the seventh game, he doesn’t, at first glace, appear much different from the next guy.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 12, 2016

Thus the latter hypothesis does not deny the existence of glaciers, but allows the mud to be deposited on the floor of a turbid sea, instead of beneath an immense mer de glace.

From The History of the European Fauna by Scharff, Robert Francis

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