单词 | glacé |
释义 | glacéadj. 1. Of cloth, leather, etc.: Having a smooth surface with a high polish or lustre. Also absol. = glacé silk (and attributive as glacé finish), and = glacé leather. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [adjective] > with glossy or shiny surface satiné1827 glacé1847 wet look1968 society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > leather > [adjective] > having smooth polished surface glacé1889 1847 E. Gray Let. 5 May in W. James Order of Release (1947) iii. 31 I see a great many cloaks of pale glacé silk. 1850 Harper's Mag. Aug. 431 Glacé or damask bareges are the most recherchés. 1850 Harper's Mag. Aug. 431 Dress of glacé silk. 1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. III. 505 Shot glacés, woven by Spitalfields hand-loom weavers. 1859 G. A. Sala Twice round Clock (1861) 117 The bevy of youthful bridesmaids—all in white tulle over pink glacé silk. 1889 Charity Organisation Rev. Jan. 9 Now-a-days glacé kid (the skill of the leather-dresser having discovered novel methods of imparting the glacé finish to inferior..skins) is used for boots of a low grade. 1900 Queen 28 Apr. (advt.) Patent ‘Lantry’ shoe..in Glacé. Buckles extra. 1936 N. Coward To-night at 8.30 ii. 38 A navy blue school dress with a glacé red leather waist belt. 1955 Times 11 July 13 Glacé kid..is also a full chrome upper leather. 2. Of fruits: Covered with icing or sugar. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation for table or cooking > garnishing > [adjective] > iced or sugar-coated frosted1656 iced1775 sugar-candied1825 sugared1855 sugar-coated1865 glacé1882 piped1969 1882 M. E. Braddon Mt. Royal I. vii. 215 Somebody said it was a theatre which looked as if it ought to be filled with glacé chestnuts, or crystallized violets. Draft additions December 2012 glacé icing n. smooth, thin icing made with icing sugar and water or another liquid. ΚΠ 1866 Biscuit, Ice, & Compote Bk. (Massey & Son) 21 Bake in a moderate oven; then dip them into glacé icing. 1950 Good Housek. Picture Cookery 170/2 Coffee Glacé Icing. 8 oz. icing sugar 2 tbsps. water. Coffee essence to taste. 2008 A. Iengo Cucina Napoletana 151/2 You can drizzle a thin glacé icing over the top, letting it run down the sides. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1847 |
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