See Also: glade(medicine)
glade(1)(dictionary)
glade(2)(dictionary)
glade(dictionary)

glade(2) (iou)



glade noun2. LME.
[Origin uncertain: cf. GLAD adjective 1.]
A clear open space or passage between the trees in a wood, either naturally or artificially produced. LME.
A clear or bright space between clouds in the sky; a flash or gleam of light. LME-M18.
A marshy area of low-lying grass-covered land. US. M17.
An unfrozen part or a break or opening in the ice of a stretch of water. local (US). L17.
Special collocations: glade mallow US a tall plant of the mallow family, Napaea dioica, of the eastern US, having small white flowers.