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gledes

gledes is the plural of glede.

Meaning of glede

Noun (1)

glede (plural gledes)

  1. Any of several birds of prey, especially a kite, Milvus milvus.

Noun (2)

glede (plural gledes)

  1. A live coal; an ember.
    • His last throes splintered it to sparks and gledes.1937, J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit [Chapter 14 - Fire and Water]

Questions about gledes

What is gledes the plural of?
Gledes is the plural of glede.

Words near gledes in the dictionary

  1. gleby
  2. glecaprevir
  3. Gleckner
  4. gled
  5. glede
  6. gledes
  7. gledge
  8. gledged
  9. gledges
  10. gledging
  11. Gledhill

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