| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ver·glas |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  v r-glä |
| NOUN: | A thin coating of ice, as on rock. | | ETYMOLOGY: | French, from Old French verre-glaz : verre, glass (from Latin vitrum) + glas, glace, ice (from Vulgar Latin *glacia, from Latin glaci s; see glacé).
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