glaisecommon nounadjectiveverbSyllable DecompositionglaiseEtymologyexpandfrom Old French gloise, gleise, from Gaulish glisa, deduced from Gallo-Roman glisomargā ("clay marl").Definition1. A type of fat and compact earth that water does not penetrate and which is used to make pottery, to amend soils or, in sculpture, to model a draft of a bust, statue.expandPluralglaisesSee alsoglaise (v.) glaises (v.) glaise (adj.) glaiser (v.) glaiseux (adj.)