glare ice

noun

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35

These Muck boots kept us surefooted even on glare ice, and the waterproof rubber upper kept our feet dry in six inches of road slush.

Clever old Mulcie had installed freezing plants here and there to surface the road with glare ice.

On the smooth glare ice the pads of the feet would sometimes wear so thin that they bled a good deal.

The team, striking a stretch of glare-ice, was blown straight across it to pile up in a heap on the other side.

He could go down over those sloping rocks to the glare ice of the river.

He could see the parting in her hair twenty feet down, and all was glare ice between.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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