glace
noun
ice placed in a drink to cool it.
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glace
1 American
[glas]
/ glæs /
noun
Canadian chiefly Montreal.
glacé
2
American
[gla-sey]
/ glæˈseɪ /
-
frosted or iced, as cake.
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candied, as fruits.
adjective
-
finished with a gloss, as kid or silk.
verb (used with object)
glacéed,
glacéing
glacé
British
/ ˈɡlæsɪ /
adjective
-
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
In the wings, balanced on their skates, all the ballet-girls were waiting the right moment to "Effleurer la glace Sans laisser de trace."
From Parisian Points of View by Matthews, Edith V. B.
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
Watching the film in a theatre near the Palais Garnier, I found the casting choice of marron glacé highly satisfying.
From Salon ● Dec. 23, 2021
The cookie has a glacé cherry on it.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 28, 2017
The wine tasted good; the marron glacé seemed to be just what she wanted.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
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
As beguiling as the glacéed fruits were — glittery and utterly gorgeous — they were not fun to eat.
From New York Times ● Jan. 22, 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
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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