glace

[ glas ]

/ glæs /

noun Canadian chiefly Montreal.

ice placed in a drink to cool it.

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Origin of glace

< Canadian French, French: ice; see glacé

Words nearby glace

glabellum, glaber, glabrate, glabrescent, glabrous, glace, glace bay, glacial, glacial acetic acid, glacial drift, glacial epoch

Definition for glace (2 of 2)

glacé

[ gla-sey ]

/ glæˈseɪ /

frosted or iced, as cake.

candied, as fruits.

adjective

frozen.

finished with a gloss, as kid or silk.

verb (used with object), gla·céed, gla·cé·ing.

to make glacé.

Origin of glacé

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

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Example sentences from the Web for glace

Glace the whole with orange icing, and form on top a crown, using a pastry bag and some royal butter.
The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book|Victor Hirtzler
Page 148: "glace" changed to "glance" (only necessary to glance backward a short way).
Western Scenes and Reminiscences|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
Visiting Dress of glace or rich silk, with three flounces, embroidered.
The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851|Various
When taken from the oven, sprinkle the top of each with moist sugar if desired, or glace by brushing with milk while baking.
Science in the Kitchen.|Mrs. E. E. Kellogg

His smile immediately faded away, and his glace became cold and sharp as a sword.
Ten Years Later|Alexandre Dumas, Pere

British Dictionary definitions for glace

glacé

/ (ˈɡlæsɪ) /

adjective

crystallized or candiedglacé cherries

covered in icing

(of leather, silk, etc) having a glossy finish

mainly US frozen or iced

verb -cés, -céing or -céed

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

Word Origin for glacé

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

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glace

noun Canadian chiefly Montreal.

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Origin of glace

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Definition for glace (2 of 2)

adjective

verb (used with object), gla·céed, gla·cé·ing.

Origin of glacé

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British Dictionary definitions for glace

adjective

verb -cés, -céing or -céed

Word Origin for glacé