verglas

[ ver-glah ]

noun

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

1. glaze ( def 17 ).

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

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

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

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