glacon

noun

gla·​con

(ˈ)gla¦sōⁿ

plural glacons

-ōⁿ(z)

: a piece of sea ice ranging in size from a small fragment to a floe of medium dimensions

Word History

Etymology

French glaçon piece of ice, from Old French, from glace ice

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