glacé

/ˈɡlæseɪ//ɡlæˈseɪ/

adjective

having a glossy surface

“glacé silk”

OriginFrench glacé →
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Meanings

adjectiveglacé (not comparable)
  1. not comparablehaving a glossy surface

    glacé silk

  2. not comparablecoated with sugar; candied or crystallised
verbglacé (third-person singular simple present glacés, present participle glacéing, simple past and past participle glacéed)

present singular third person glacés · participle present glacéing · participle past glacéed · past glacéed

  1. transitiveTo give a glossy surface to; to glaze.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
glazeglazedglossysleeksplendent

Origin

  1. Frenchglacé
  2. Englishglacé

Borrowed from French glacé, past participle of glacer (“to glaze or freeze”).

More words from French

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Translations

Bulgarian лъскав, глазиран
  • лъскав (lăskav)having a glossy surface
  • глазиран (glaziran)coated with sugar

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with glacé

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APA

glacé. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glac%C3%A9

MLA

“glacé.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glac%C3%A9. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glacé,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glac%C3%A9.

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