glacé
Shiny preserved fruit
Glacé describes food that has been coated with a glossy sugar glaze or icing: glacé cherries, glacé fruits.
The word comes from French, meaning iced or frozen.
It also describes a smooth, lustrous finish on leather or fabric.
Pronounced with two syllables, stress on the second: glah-SAY.
Formed solid structure
- sugaredCoated with sweetener
- preservedKept from deterioration
- cherriesSmall red drupes
- gingerPungent culinary rhizome
citron · angelica · figs · dates · apricots · pineapple · chestnuts · violets
Smooth and shiny
- shinyReflecting light smoothly
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
- lustrousSoftly bright, reflective
- sleekSmooth and elegant
smooth · sheen · gleaming · reflective · satiny · lacquered · buffed · varnished
Cooled with cubes
crystallized
Formed solid structure
ginger · citron · angelica · figs · dates · apricots · pineapple · chestnuts · violets · peel
glossy
Smooth and shiny
- shinyReflecting light smoothly
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
- lustrousSoftly bright, reflective
sleek · smooth · sheen · gleaming · reflective · satiny · lacquered · buffed · varnished · gloss
iced
Cooled with cubes
parfait · semifreddo · chilled
fondant
Smooth, moldable cake covering
sweet · coating · topping · cakes · pastries · doughnuts · danish
kid
Child or young goat
- calfskinYoung cattle hide leather
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
- smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
shiny · formal · patent · supple · fine · luxury · gloves · handbags · upholstery
glacématte
Non-reflective surface finish
dull · dim · rough · unpolished · frosted
glacéfresh
Newly made, not stale
raw · unprocessed · unglazed · natural · unpreserved
- reading glassesCorrective lenses for close-up
- shot glassesSmall vessels for spirits
- pair of glassesCorrective eyewear worn daily
- magnifying glassesLenses that enlarge objects
- rose-colored glassesMetaphor for naive optimism
- safety glassesEye shields against debris
glasses, glaze, glassy, glacial, glacier, glassier, glassiest, glaciation, glaciate