glace
1 Americannoun
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frosted or iced, as cake.
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candied, as fruits.
adjective
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finished with a gloss, as kid or silk.
verb (used with object)
adjective
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crystallized or candied
glacé cherries
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covered in icing
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(of leather, silk, etc) having a glossy finish
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frozen or iced
verb
Etymology
Origin of glace1
< Canadian French, French: ice; see glacé
Origin of glacé2
1840–50; < French, past participle of glacer to freeze, derivative of glace ice < Latin glaciēs
Example Sentences
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"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
Use the same rule for the syrup to glace nuts.
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson
Leith likened his simple icing to a glacé of sugar and water; Lynch beamed and said, “You used a lot of words I don’t know, but they sound good, baby.”
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 7, 2022
Nor did the Clintons deserve any Michelin stars for their family recipe: “An atrocious concoction of Coca-Cola-flavored jelly served with black glacé cherries.”
From Washington Post ● Aug. 27, 2022
"I was a bit obsessed with making a marron glacé that wasn't too sweet, which isn't easy because the sugar tenderizes and conserves the marron."
From Salon ● Dec. 23, 2021
Just before serving, make glacé icing: Whisk boiling water into sugar until you reach desired consistency, which should be slightly thickened.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2016
The wine tasted good; the marron glacé seemed to be just what she wanted.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
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Together, they created a vision of a glacéed Paris, the city as a matchy-matchy assortment of Ladurée macarons.
From New York Times ● Oct. 2, 2020
The cold candied oranges here are a hybrid — lazier, less laborious than an actual technically glacéed fruit, but also more refreshing to eat.
From New York Times ● Jan. 22, 2020
Those glacéed fruits left a different impression, less profound but just as lasting.
From New York Times ● Jan. 22, 2020
And there were jars of glacéed whole fruits — pears, bananas, cherries — that looked like jewels.
From New York Times ● Jan. 22, 2020
Around each layer arrange a decoration of fresh or candied fruits of bright colors, glacéed nuts, candied rose petals or violets, bits of angelica, or any other effective decoration.
From American Cookery November, 1921 by Hill, Janet McKenzie
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