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GLADE
clearing, glade
(noun) a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
glade (plural glades)
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.
Synonyms
• (cleared space in a forest): clearing
Anagrams
• galed, glead
Proper noun
Glade (plural Glades)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Glade is the 19731st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1365 individuals. Glade is most common among White (87.62%) individuals.
Anagrams
• galed, glead
Source: Wiktionary
Glade, n. Etym: [Prob. of Scand. origin, and akin to glad, a.; cf. also W. golead, goleuad, a lighting, illumination, fr. goleu light, clear, bright, goleu fwlch glade, lit., a light or clear defile.]
1. An open passage through a wood; a grassy open or cleared space in a forest. There interspersed in lawns and opening glades. Pope.
2. An everglade. [Local, U. S.]
3. An opening in the ice of rivers or lakes, or a place left unfrozen; also, smooth ice. [Local, U. S.] Bottom glade. See under Bottom.
– Glade net, in England, a net used for catching woodcock and other birds in forest glades.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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