GLADE, noun An opening or passage made through a wood by lopping off the branches of the trees. Locally, in the U. States, a natural opening or open place in a forest. There interspersed in lawns and opening glades. 1. In New England, an opening in the ice of rivers or lakes, or a place left unfrozen. GLADE, noun Smooth ice.
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