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verglas

[ ver-glah ]

noun

, plural ver·glases [ver-, glah, -, glahz].


verglas

/ ˈvɛəɡlɑː /

noun

  1. a thin film of ice on rock
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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 )
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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 )
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Example Sentences

Have you ceased to be the Chevalier de Verglas, as you used to be called?

The French, in whose capital it is said to be even more frequent, call it verglas.

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