verglas

[ver-glah]

noun

plural

verglases 

1. glaze.

verglas

/ ˈvɛəɡlɑː /

noun

1. a thin film of ice on rock

Word History and Origins

Origin of verglas¹

1800–10; < French; Old French verre-glaz literally, glass-ice, equivalent to verre glass (< Latin vitrum ) + glaz ice (< Late Latin glacia; glacial )

Word History and Origins

Origin of verglas¹

from Old French verre-glaz glass-ice, from verre glass (from Latin vitrum ) + glaz ice (from Late Latin glacia, from Latin glaciēs )

Example Sentences

“She was always looking at him like he was God, and he was looking at her like she was a goddess,” says Antoine Verglas, who photographed her nude on Trump’s plane for GQ.

From Slate

The photo shoot was the idea of Antoine Verglas, a famous fashion photographer who had shot Cindy Crawford, Claudia Schiffer and other supermodels.

From Washington Post

Verglas, a makeup artist and hair stylist, spent the day at a LaGuardia Airport hangar inside Trump’s custom-built jet, which includes, among other features, 18-karat gold seat buckles.

From Washington Post

“I was going for a sexy image because it was the cover of a men’s magazine,” Verglas said in an interview last month in a Manhattan coffee shop.

From Washington Post

Verglas said that around the same time he was working with Melania he was also shooting Carla Bruni, a model now married to former French president Nicolas Sarkozy.

From Washington Post