Glace definition

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Having a smooth, glazed or glossy surface, such as certain silks or leathers.
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Coated with a sugar glaze; candied.
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To glaze.
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Candied or glazed, as fruits.
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To glaze (fruits, etc.)
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To candy.
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Having a smooth, glossy surface, as certain leathers or silks.
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Having a glossy surface.
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Origin of glace

  • French from past participle of glacer to glaze, freeze from Old French to freeze from Latin glaciāre glaciate

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Borrowing from French glacé, past participle of glacer (to glaze or freeze)

    From Wiktionary

Glace Sentence Examples

  • This station was intended for the Transatlantic service in correspondence with a similar station at Glace Bay in Nova Scotia.

  • In the main chain the two longest are both 94 m., the Mer de Glace at Chamonix and the Gorner at Zermatt.

  • The service was, however, interrupted in August 1909 by a fire, which destroyed part of the Glace Bay station, but was re-established in April 1910.

  • You need 50g of apricots, 50g of raisins, 50g of glace cherries and 50g of mini white marshmallows.

  • Mercier states that they are part lip balm, part lip color and part Lip Glace (a richly-pigmented gloss in the Mercier lineup).

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