1. Plural of gleed; hot coals or embers, especially from a fire.
Usage: archaic; chiefly British

Examples

• The dying fire left only gleeds glowing in the hearth.
• She stirred the gleeds to revive the flames.
• The blacksmith worked with hot gleeds from the forge.
• Gleeds from the campfire lit up the darkness.
• He carefully arranged the gleeds to keep the warmth alive through the night.