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ver·glas (ver glä′)

noun

a thin coating of ice on rock

Etymology: Fr < MFr verreglaz < verre, glass (< L vitrum) + glaz, glace, ice: see glacier

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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