verglas

noun

ver·​glas

(ˈ)ver¦glä

plural verglases

-ä(z)

: a thin film of ice on rock

Word History

Etymology

French, from Middle French from Old French verre-glaz literally, glass-ice, from verre glass (from Latin vitrum glass, woad) + glaz, glace ice, from Late Latin glacia

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