glade

English

/ɡleɪd/

noun
Definitions
  • An open passage through a wood; a grassy open or cleared space in a forest.
  • (colloquial) An everglade.
  • An open space in the ice on a river or lake.
  • A bright surface of ice or snow.
  • (obsolete) A gleam of light.
  • (obsolete) A bright patch of sky; the bright space between clouds.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English glāde, glade (an open space, a bright patch of sky, A gleam of light, bright space, an open cleared space in a forest, a bright surface of snow ice) inherited from Old English glæd (bright, shining, glad, cheerful, clear).

Origin

Old English

glæd

Gloss

bright, shining, glad, cheerful, clear

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Property

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