glacé
[ gla-sey ]
/ glæˈseɪ /
frosted or iced, as cake.
candied, as fruits.
adjective
finished with a gloss, as kid or silk.
verb (used with object), gla·céed, gla·cé·ing.
to make glacé.
Origin of glacé
1840–50; < French, past participle of
glacer to freeze, derivative of
glace ice < Latin
glaciēs
Words nearby glacé
glaciologist,
glaciology,
glacis,
glacis plate,
glackens,
glacé,
glad,
glad eye,
glad hand,
glad rags,
glad-hand
British Dictionary definitions for glacé
glacé
/ (ˈɡlæsɪ) /
adjective
crystallized or candied
glacé cherries
covered in icing
(of leather, silk, etc) having a glossy finish
mainly US
frozen or iced
verb -cés, -céing or -céed
(tr)
to ice or candy (cakes, fruits, etc)
Word Origin for glacé
C19: from French
glacé, literally: iced, from
glacer to freeze, from
glace ice, from Latin
glaciēs