glasee

Etymology
From ; used of fine white-tanned lambskin, because its surface looks a bit as if it were sprinkled with icing sugar.

Noun

 * 1) Fine, white-tanned lambskin from a young animal, used e.g. for luxurious and warm gloves.
 * 2)  A type of silk fabric in which the warp and weft are of complementary colours.