Coated with or resembling glake; having a smooth, glassy, or icy surface (archaic or dialectal).
Derived from 'glake,' an archaic or dialectal English word related to 'glaze' or 'glass,' with the '-ed' suffix indicating a state or quality.
This deeply archaic word hints at how English once had many more words for describing shiny, slippery surfaces—before standardization, different regions used fascinating variants that have nearly vanished from modern speech.
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