VERGLAS

Meaning of VERGLAS in English

[ 'vɛ:glα: ]

■ noun a thin coating of ice or frozen rain on an exposed surface.

Origin

C19: Fr., from verre 'glass' + glas (now glace ) 'ice'.

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VERGLAS — (ˈ)ver|glä noun ( plural verglases -ä(z)) Etymology: French, from Middle French from Old French verre-glaz literally, glass-ice, from verre glass …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VERGLAS — /ver glah"/ , n. , pl. verglases /-glah", -glahz"/ . glaze (def. 17). [ 1800-10; verre-glaz lit., glass-ice, equiv. to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
VERGLAS — n. a thin coating of ice or frozen rain. [F]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
VERGLAS — n. a thin coating of ice or frozen rain. [ F ]
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VERGLAS — n. a thin coating of ice or frozen rain. Etymology: F
Oxford English vocab
VERGLAS — A thin coating of ice, as on rock.
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GLAZE — — glazily , adv. — glaziness , n. /glayz/ , v. , glazed, glazing , n. v.t. 1. to furnish …
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SNOWFIELD — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ As if the verglas wasn't enough, there's a concrete snowfield below the wall. ▪ Eyes …
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DOT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES dotted line dotted line (= line made up of a series of dots ) …
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ICE — adj. 25B6; noun a lake covered with ice : FROZEN WATER, icicles; black ice, verglas, frost, rime; N. Amer. glaze. …
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