ver·glas (v r-glä )n. A thin coating of ice, as on rock. [French, from Old French verre-glaz : verre, glass (from Latin vitrum) + glas, glace, ice (from Vulgar Latin *glacia, from Latin glaci  s; see glacé).] |
verglas [ˈvɛəglɑː]
n pl -glases [-glɑː -glɑːz]
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a thin film of ice on rock
[from Old French verre-glaz glass-ice, from verre glass (from Latin vitrum) + glaz ice (from Late Latin glacia, from Latin glaciēs)]
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