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
Tu es fieblette et tendre chose, Et es plus fresche que n'est rose; Tu es plus blanche que cristal, Que nief qui chiet sor glace en val.
From A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance by Jusserand, Jean Jules
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