verglas
[ver-
glah
]
/vɛrˈglɑ/
noun
,
plural
verglases
[ver-
glah
, -
glahz
]
/vɛrˈglɑ, -ˈglɑz/
(
Show IPA
)
1.
glaze
(def 17).
Origin
1800-10;
<
French;
Old French
verre-glaz
literally, glass-ice, equivalent to
verre
glass (<
Latin
vitrum
) +
glaz
ice (<
Late Latin
glacia;
see
glacial
)
Examples from the web for
verglas
Sharp granite, sticky
verglas
, untracked lines enjoy them all in our newest all-around soft shell.
British Dictionary definitions for
verglas
verglas
/
ˈvɛəɡlɑː
/
noun
(
pl
)
-glases
(
-ɡlɑː
;
-ɡlɑːz
)
1.
a thin film of ice on rock
Word Origin
from Old French
verre-glaz
glass-ice, from
verre
glass (from Latin
vitrum
) +
glaz
ice (from Late Latin
glacia,
from Latin
glaciēs
)