Glad

[A. S. glaed, glad; Ger. glatt, bright, joyful, smooth.] Affected with pleasure, or moderate joy; moderately happy; pleased; exhilarated; rendered cheerful or joyous; - said of persons. and followed by of, at, or with, before the cause of joy. - Wearing the appearance of joy; wearing a gay appearance; showy; bright; affording or imparting pleasure; cheering; exhilarating; pleasing; expre ing gladne or joy; exciting joy. -v. a. To affect with pleasure; to cheer; to gladden; to exhilarate. "The juice that glads the heart of man." - Pope. Gladbach, a town of Rhenish Pru ia, on the river Niers, 6 m. N.E. of Mühlheim. Manus . Linen, cotton, and woollen goods. Pop . 4,755. Glad'den, v. a. To cheer; to please; to exhilarate; to comfort; to enliven; to gratify. -v. n. To rejoice; to be glad. Glad'dening, p . a . Cheering; exhilarating. Glad'der, n. One who cheers or exhilarates. Glade, n . [Probably from Icel. glaedda , gloetha , to brighten, pp. gloedt , lighted up.] An opening in a wood, through which light may shine; any green clear space or opening in a wood. - An opening or pa age made through a wood, by lopping off the branches of the trees. -[Contr. of EVERGLADE, q. v.] A place left unfrozen in a lake, pond, or river; also a patch of smooth ice, as contradistinguished from the rough or uneven ice around it. (U. S.) Glade, in Pennsylvania, a growing township of Warren county. Glade Mills, in Pennsylvania, a post-village of Butler co., on Glade Creek, about 22 m. N. of Pittsburg. Glader, Gla'den, n . [Lat. gladius , a sword, or from Eng. glade , as being the character of vegetation in the Everglades.) ( Bot .) A general name for all gladiate, or sword-shaped plants, springing up with a broad, blade-like leaf; sword-gra . Glade Run, in Pennsylvania , a post-office of Warren co. Glades, in Tenne ee , a post-office of Morgan co. Glades/borough, in North Carolina , a post-office of Randolph co. Glades borough, in Virginia , a P. O. of Carroll co. Glade Spring, in Virginia , a post-village of Washington co., about 12 m. E.N.E. of Abington. Pop . (1897) about 500. Glades ville, in Georgia , a post-office of Jasper co. Gla'diate, a. [Fr. glad ié , from Lat. gladius , a sword.] (Bot.) Sword-shaped; resembling the blade of a sword in form, as the leaf of the sedge.