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

1. frozen.

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

verb (used with object)

glacéed, glacéing 

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)

Word History and Origins

Origin of glacé¹

< Canadian French, French: ice; glacé

Origin of glacé²

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of glacé¹

C19: from French glacé, literally: iced, from glacer to freeze, from glace ice, from 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."

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On first glace, The End of the F****** World star Naomi Ackie appeared to have the most boring background of the night - a plain white wall.

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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.

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On a picturesque December day, Hirano walked through the village at Copper Mountain, Colorado, without anyone even casting a second glace in his direction.

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"Four days later I was in a tent where somebody was crying because they couldn't find the packet of marron glace, and I did think how can I rationalise these two worlds?"

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Related Words

• sticky 
• sweet 
• syrupy