English-Thai Dictionary
glass
N แก้ว สิ่ง ที่ ทำ ด้วย แก้ว กระจก แก้วน้ำ kaeo
glass
N แว่นตา wen-ta
glass blowing
N การ เป่า แก้ว ให้ เป็น รูป ต่างๆ kan-pao-kaeo-hai-pen-rub-tang-tang
glass in
PHRV ล้อมรอบ ด้วย กระจก ติด กระจก glass over lom-rob-duai-kra-jok
glass over
PHRV ล้อมรอบ ด้วย กระจก ติด กระจก glass in lom-rob-duai-kra-jok
glass tube
N หลอดแก้ว lod-keao
glass wool
N ใยแก้ว สำหรับ ทำ ฉนวน หรือ แผ่น กรอง yai-kaeo-sam-rab-tam-cha-nuan-rue-paen-krong
glassblowing
N ศิลปะ การ เป่า ขวด แก้ว เป็นรูปเป็นร่าง
glasses
N แว่นตา แว่น wen-ta
glassful
N ปริมาณ เต็ม แก้ว ความจุ หนึ่ง แก้ว pa-ri-man-tem-kaeo
glasshouse
N เรือนกระจก greenhouse ruang-kra-jok
glasssnake
N กิ้งก่าช นิดหนึ่ง พบ ใน อเมริกา
glassware
N เครื่องแก้ว สิ่ง ที่ ทำ จาก แก้ว glasswork krueng-keao
glasswork
N โรงงาน ผลิต แก้ว โรงงาน ทำ กระจก rong-ngan-pha-lid-kaeo
glassworks
N โรงงาน วัสดุ พวก แก้ว และ กระจก การผลิต เกี่ยวกับ แก้ว และ กระจก
glasswort
N พืชช นิดหนึ่ง มี โซเดียมคาร์บอเนต มาก ที่ ใบ
glassy
ADJ(ใส เหมือน แก้ว (ใส เหมือน กระจก glossy polished crystalline muan-keao
glassy
ADJ ซึ่ง ไร้ ชีวิตจิตใจ ซึม กระ ทือ นิ่งเฉย ราบเรียบ lifeless expressionless fixed smooth sueng-rai-chi-wid-jid-jai
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
GLASS
n.[L. glastum; glesid, blueness. Greenness is usually named from vegetation or growing, as L. viridis, from vireo. ] 1. A hard, brittle, transparent, factitious substance, formed by fusing sand with fixed alkalies.
In chimistry, a substance or mixture, earthy, saline or metallic, brought by fusion to the state of a hard, brittle, transparent mass, whose fracture is conchoidal.
2. A glass vessel of any kind; as a drinking glass.
3. A mirror; a looking-glass.
4. A vessel to be filled with sand for measuring time; as an hour-glass.
5. The destined time of man's life. His glass is run.
6. The quantity of liquor that a glass vessel contains. Drink a glass of wine with me.
7. A vessel that shows the weight of the air.
8. A perspective glass; as an optic glass.
9. The time which a glass runs, or in which it is exhausted of sand. The seamen's watch-glass is half an hour. We say, a ship fought three glasses.
1 . Glasses, in the plural, spectacles.
GLASS
a.Made of glass; vitreous; as a glass bottle.
GLASS
v.t.To see as in a glass. [Not used. ] 1. To case in glass. [Little used. ]
2. To cover with glass; to glaze.
[In the latter sense, glaze is generally used. ]
GLASSBLOWER
n.One whose business is to blow and fashion glass.
GLASSFULL
n.As much as a glass holds.
GLASSFURNACE
n.A furnace in which the materials of glass are melted.
GLASS-GAZING
a.Addicted to viewing one's self in a glass or mirror; finical.
GLASSGRINDER
n.One whose occupation is to grind and polish glass.
GLASSHOUSE
n.A house where glass is made.
GLASSINESS
n.The quality of being glassy or smooth; a vitreous appearance.
GLASSLIKE
a.Resembling glass.
GLASSMAN
n.One who sells glass.
GLASSMETAL
n.Glass in fusion.
GLASSPOT
n.A vessel used for melting glass in manufactories.
GLASSWORK
n.Manufacture of glass.
GLASSWORKS
n.plu. The place or buildings where glass is made.
GLASSWORT
n.A plant, the Salsola, of several species, all which may be used in the manufacture of glass. The Barilla of commerce, is the semifused ashes of the Salsola soda, which is largely cultivated on the Mediterranean in Spain.
GLASSY
a.Made of glass; vitreous; as a glassy substance. 1. Resembling glass in its properties, as in smoothness, brittleness, or transparency; as a glassy stream; a glassy surface; the glassy deep.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
GLASS
Glass, n. Etym: [OE. glas, gles, AS. glæs; akin to D., G., Dan. , &Sw. glas, Icel. glas, gler, Dan. glar; cf. AS. glær amber, L. glaesum. Cf. Glare, n., Glaze, v. t.]
1. A hard, brittle, translucent, and commonly transparent substance, white or colored, having a conchoidal fracture, and made by fusing together sand or silica with lime, potash, soda, or lead oxide. It is used for window panes and mirrors, for articles of table and culinary use, for lenses, and various articles of ornament.
Note: Glass is variously colored by the metallic oxides; thus, manganese colors it violet; copper (cuprous ), red, or (cupric ) green; cobalt, blue; uranium, yellowish green or canary yellow; iron, green or brown; gold, purple or red; tin, opaque white; chromium, emerald green; antimony, yellow.
2. (Chem. )
Defn: Any substance having a peculiar glassy appearance, and a conchoidal fracture, and usually produced by fusion.
3. Anything made of glass. Especially: (a ) A looking-glass; a mirror. (b ) A vessel filled with running sand for measuring time; an hourglass; and hence, the time in which such a vessel is exhausted of its sand. She would not live The running of one glass. Shak.
(c ) A drinking vessel; a tumbler; a goblet; hence, the contents of such a vessel; especially; spirituous liquors; as, he took a glass at dinner. (d ) An optical glass; a lens; a spyglass; -- in the plural, spectacles; as, a pair of glasses; he wears glasses. (e ) A weatherglass; a barometer.
Note: Glass is much used adjectively or in combination; as, glass maker, or glassmaker; glass making or glassmaking; glass blower or glassblower, etc. Bohemian glass, Cut glass, etc. See under Bohemian, Cut, etc. -- Crown glass, a variety of glass, used for making the finest plate or window glass, and consisting essentially of silicate of soda or potash and lime, with no admixture of lead; the convex half of an achromatic lens is composed of crown glass; -- so called from a crownlike shape given it in the process of blowing. -- Crystal glass, or Flint glass. See Flint glass, in the Vocabulary. -- Cylinder glass, sheet glass made by blowing the glass in the form of a cylinder which is then split longitudinally, opened out, and flattened. -- Glass of antimony, a vitreous oxide of antimony mixed with sulphide. -- Glass blower, one whose occupation is to blow and fashion glass. -- Glass blowing, the art of shaping glass, when reduced by heat to a viscid state, by inflating it through a tube. -- Glass cloth, a woven fabric formed of glass fibers. -- Glass coach, a coach superior to a hackney-coach, hired for the day, or any short period, as a private carriage; -- so called because originally private carriages alone had glass windows. [Eng. ] Smart. Glass coaches are [allowed in English parks from which ordinary hacks are excluded ], meaning by this term, which is never used in America, hired carriages that do not go on stands. J. F. Cooper. -- Glass cutter. (a ) One who cuts sheets of glass into sizes for window panes, ets. (b ) One who shapes the surface of glass by grinding and polishing. (c ) A tool, usually with a diamond at the point, for cutting glass. -- Glass cutting. (a ) The act or process of dividing glass, as sheets of glass into panes with a diamond. (b ) The act or process of shaping the surface of glass by appylying it to revolving wheels, upon which sand, emery, and, afterwards, polishing powder, are applied; especially of glass which is shaped into facets, tooth ornaments, and the like. Glass having ornamental scrolls, etc. , cut upon it, is said to be engraved. -- Glass metal, the fused material for making glass. -- Glass painting, the art or process of producing decorative effects in glass by painting it with enamel colors and combining the pieces together with slender sash bars of lead or other metal. In common parlance, glass painting and glass staining (see Glass staining, below ) are used indifferently for all colored decorative work in windows, and the like. -- Glass paper, paper faced with pulvirezed glass, and used for abrasive purposes. -- Glass silk, fine threads of glass, wound, when in fusion, on rapidly rotating heated cylinders. -- Glass silvering, the process of transforming plate glass into mirrors by coating it with a reflecting surface, a deposit of silver, or a mercury amalgam. -- Glass soap, or Glassmaker's soap, the black oxide of manganese or other substances used by glass makers to take away color from the materials for glass. -- Glass staining, the art or practice of coloring glass in its whole substance, or, in the case of certain colors, in a superficial film only; also, decorative work in glass. Cf. Glass painting. -- Glass tears. See Rupert's drop. -- Glass works, an establishment where glass is made. -- Heavy glass, a heavy optical glass, consisting essentially of a borosilicate of potash. -- Millefiore glass. See Millefiore. -- Plate glass, a fine kind of glass, cast in thick plates, and flattened by heavy rollers, -- used for mirrors and the best windows. -- Pressed glass, glass articles formed in molds by pressure when hot. -- Soluble glass (Chem. ), a silicate of sodium or potassium, found in commerce as a white, glassy mass, a stony powder, or dissolved as a viscous, sirupy liquid; -- used for rendering fabrics incombustible, for hardening artificial stone, etc. ; -- called also water glass. -- Spun glass, glass drawn into a thread while liquid. -- Toughened glass, Tempered glass, glass finely tempered or annealed, by a peculiar method of sudden cooling by plunging while hot into oil, melted wax, or paraffine, etc. ; -- called also, from the name of the inventor of the process, Bastie glass. -- Water glass. (Chem. ) See Soluble glass, above. -- Window glass, glass in panes suitable for windows.
GLASS
Glass, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Glassed; p. pr. & vb. n. Glassing.]
1. To reflect, as in a mirror; to mirror; -- used reflexively. Happy to glass themselves in such a mirror. Motley. Where the Almighty's form glasses itself in tempests. Byron.
2. To case in glass. [R.] Shak.
3. To cover or furnish with glass; to glaze. Boyle.
4. To smooth or polish anything, as leater, by rubbing it with a glass burnisher.
GLASS-CRAB
GLASS-CRAB Glass "-crab `, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The larval state (Phyllosoma ) of the genus Palinurus and allied genera. It is remarkable for its strange outlines, thinness, and transparency. See Phyllosoma.
GLASSEN
GLASSEN Glass "en, a.
Defn: Glassy; glazed. [Obs. ] And pursues the dice with glassen eyes. B. Jonson.
GLASSEYE
GLASSEYE Glass "eye `, n.
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A fish of the great lakes; the wall-eyed pike.
2. (Far. )
Defn: A species of blindness in horses in which the eye is bright and the pupil dilated; a sort of amaurosis. Youatt.
GLASS-FACED
GLASS-FACED Glass "-faced `, a.
Defn: Mirror-faced; reflecting the sentiments of another. [R.] "The glass-faced flatterer. " Shak.
GLASSFUL
Glass "ful, n.; pl. Glassfuls (.
Defn: The contents of a glass; as much of anything as a glass will hold.
GLASSFUL
GLASSFUL Glass "ful, a.
Defn: Glassy; shining like glass. [Obs. ] "Minerva's glassful shield. " Marston.
GLASS-GAZING
GLASS-GAZING Glass "-gaz `ing, a.
Defn: Given to viewing one's self in a glass or mirror; finical. [Poetic ] Shak.
GLASSHOUSE
GLASSHOUSE Glass "house `, n.
Defn: A house where glass is made; a commercial house that deals in glassware.
GLASSILY
GLASSILY Glass "i *ly, adv.
Defn: So as to resemble glass.
GLASSINESS
GLASSINESS Glass "i *ness, n.
Defn: The quality of being glassy.
GLASSITE
GLASSITE Glass "ite, n.
Defn: A member of a Scottish sect, founded in the 18th century by John Glass, a minister of the Established Church of Scotland, who taught that justifying faith is "no more than a simple assent to the divine testimone passively recived by the understanding. " The English and American adherents of this faith are called Sandemanians, after Robert Sandeman, the son-in-law and disciple of Glass.
GLASS MAKER; GLASSMAKER
GLASS MAKER; GLASSMAKER Glass " mak `er, or; Glass "mak `er, n.
Defn: One who makes, or manufactures, glass. -- Glass " mak `ing, or Glass "mak `ing, n.
GLASS-ROPE
GLASS-ROPE Glass "-rope `, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A remarkable vitreous sponge, of the genus Hyalonema, first brought from Japan. It has a long stem, consisting of a bundle of long and large, glassy, siliceous fibers, twisted together.
GLASS-SNAIL
GLASS-SNAIL Glass "-snail `, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A small, transparent, land snail, of the genus Vitrina.
GLASS-SNAKE
GLASS-SNAKE Glass "-snake `, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A long, footless lizard (Ophiosaurus ventralis ), of the Southern United States; -- so called from its fragility, the tail easily breaking into small pieces. It grows to the length of three feet. The name is applied also to similar species found in the Old World.
GLASS-SPONGE
GLASS-SPONGE Glass "-sponge `, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A siliceous sponge, of the genus Hyalonema, and allied genera; -- so called from their glassy fibers or spicules; -- called also vitreous sponge. See Glass-rope, and Euplectella.
GLASSWARE
GLASSWARE Glass "ware, n.
Defn: Ware, or articles collectively, made of glass.
GLASSWORK
GLASSWORK Glass "work `, n.
Defn: Manufacture of glass; articles or ornamentation made of glass.
GLASSWORT
GLASSWORT Glass "wort `, n. (Bot. )
Defn: A seashore plant of the Spinach family (Salicornia herbacea ), with succulent jointed stems; also, a prickly plant of the same family (Salsola Kali ), both formerly burned for the sake of the ashes, which yield soda for making glass and soap.
GLASSY
GLASSY Glass "y, a.
1. Made of glass; vitreous; as, a glassy substance. Bacon.
2. Resembling glass in its properties, as in smoothness, brittleness, or transparency; as, a glassy stream; a glassy surface; the glassy deep.
3. Dull; wanting life or fire; lackluster; -- said of the eyes. "In his glassy eye. " Byron. Glassy feldspar (Min. ), a variety of orthoclase; sanidine.
New American Oxford Dictionary
glass
glass |glas ɡlæs | ▶noun 1 a hard, brittle substance, typically transparent or translucent, made by fusing sand with soda, lime, and sometimes other ingredients and cooling rapidly. It is used to make windows, drinking containers, and other articles: a piece of glass | [ as modifier ] : a glass door. • any similar substance that has solidified from a molten state without crystallizing. 2 a thing made from, or partly from, glass, in particular: • a container to drink from: a beer glass. • glassware. • greenhouses or cold frames considered collectively. • chiefly Brit. a mirror. • archaic an hourglass. 3 a lens, or an optical instrument containing a lens or lenses, in particular a monocle or a magnifying lens. 4 the liquid or amount of liquid contained in a glass; a glassful: a glass of lemonade | I'll have another glass, please. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 cover or enclose with glass: the inn has a long balcony, now glassed in . 2 (esp. in hunting ) scan (one's surroundings ) with binoculars: the first day was spent glassing the rolling hills. 3 literary reflect in or as if in a mirror: the opposite slopes glassed themselves in the deep dark water. PHRASES the glass is half-full (or half-empty ) used to refer to an optimistic (or pessimistic ) outlook on life: she remains a person for whom the glass is always half-full | I like to think of myself as a glass half-full kind of guy. people ( who live ) in glass houses shouldn't throw stones proverb you shouldn't criticize others when you have similar faults of your own. DERIVATIVES glass ful |-ˌfo͝ol |noun ( pl. glassfuls ), glass less adjective, glass like |-ˌlīk |adjective ORIGIN Old English glæs, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch glas and German Glas .
Glass, Philip
Glass |glɑːs | (b.1937 ), American composer, a leading minimalist. Notable works: Einstein on the Beach (opera, 1976 ), Glass Pieces (ballet, 1982 ), and Low Symphony (1993 ).
glassblowing
glass blow ing |ˈglasˌblō -iNG ˈɡlæsˌbloʊ -ɪŋ | ▶noun the craft of making glassware by blowing air through a tube of semimolten glass. DERIVATIVES glass blow er |-ˌblōər |noun
glass case
glass case ▶noun an exhibition display case made mostly from glass.
glass ceiling
glass ceil ing |ˈɡlæs ˈsilɪŋ | ▶noun [ usu. in sing. ] an unofficially acknowledged barrier to advancement in a profession, esp. affecting women and members of minorities.
glass cloth
glass cloth ▶noun 1 Brit. a cloth covered with powdered glass or other abrasive, used for smoothing and polishing. 2 [ mass noun ] woven fabric of fine-spun glass thread.
glass cutter
glass cut ter ▶noun a tool that scores a line on a piece of glass, allowing the glass to be snapped along the line. • a person who cuts glass. DERIVATIVES glass cut ting noun
glassed-in
glassed-in ▶adjective (of a building or part of a building ) covered or enclosed with glass.
glass eel
glass eel ▶noun an elver at the time that it first enters brackish or fresh water, when it is translucent.
glasses
glass es |ˈglasiz ˈɡlæsəz | ▶plural noun a pair of lenses set in a frame resting on the nose and ears, used to correct or assist defective eyesight or protect the eyes. • a pair of binoculars.
glass eye
glass eye ▶noun an artificial eye made from glass.
glass fiber
glass fi ber ▶noun a filament of glass. • chiefly Brit. a strong plastic, textile, or other material containing embedded glass filaments for reinforcement.
glassfish
glass |fish ▶noun ( pl. same or glassfishes ) a small fish with an almost transparent body, in particular: ● a marine or freshwater fish which is popular in aquaria (genus Chanda, family Centropomidae ), including the Indian glassfish (C. ranga ). ● an elongated marine fish of the West Pacific (Salangichthys microdon, family Salangidae ), eaten as a delicacy in Japan.
glass harmonica
glass har mon i ca ▶noun a musical instrument in which the sound is made by a row of rotating, concentric glass bowls, kept moist and pressed with the fingers or with keys. It was invented in 1761 by Benjamin Franklin and was popular until about 1830.
glasshouse
glass house |ˈglasˌhous ˈɡlæsˌhaʊs | ▶noun Brit. a greenhouse.
glassine
glass ine |glaˈsēn ɡlæˈsin | ▶noun [ usu. as modifier ] a glossy transparent paper: glassine envelopes. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from glass + -ine 4 .
glass jaw
glass jaw ▶noun Boxing, informal a weak jaw that is easily broken, esp. as an indication of a fighter's vulnerability to an opponent's punches.
glass lizard
glass liz ard ▶noun a legless burrowing lizard of snakelike appearance, with smooth shiny skin and an easily detached tail, native to Eurasia, Africa, and America. Also called glass snake. [Genus Ophisaurus, family Anguidae: several species. ]
glassmaking
glass mak ing |ˈglasˌmākiNG ˈɡlæsˌmeɪkɪŋ | ▶noun the manufacture of glass. DERIVATIVES glass mak er |-ˌmākər |noun
glasspaper
glass |paper |ˈglɑːspeɪpə | ▶noun [ mass noun ] paper covered with powdered glass, used for smoothing and polishing.
glass snake
glass snake ▶noun another term for glass lizard.
glass sponge
glass sponge ▶noun a deep-water sponge which has a skeleton of intricately shaped spines of silica that may fuse to form a filmy lattice with a glass-like appearance. See also Venus's flower basket. ●Class Hexactinellida.
glassware
glass ware |ˈglasˌwe (ə )r ˈɡlæsˌwɛ (ə )r | ▶noun ornaments and articles made from glass.
glass wool
glass wool ▶noun glass in the form of fine fibers used for packing and insulation.
glasswork
glass work |ˈglasˌwərk ˈɡlæswərk | ▶noun 1 the business or technique of cutting and installing glass for windows and doors; glazing. 2 the manufacture of glass and glassware. 3 ornaments and articles made of glass; glassware.
glassworks
glass works |ˈglasˌwərks ˈɡlæswərks | ▶noun [ treated as sing. or pl. ] a factory where glass and glass articles are made.
glasswort
glass wort |ˈglasˌwərt, -ˌwôrt ˈɡlæswərt | ▶noun a widely distributed salt-marsh plant with fleshy scalelike leaves. The ashes of the burned plant were formerly used in glassmaking. Also called samphire. [Genus Salicornia, family Chenopodiaceae: several species. ]
glassy
glass y |ˈglasē ˈɡlæsi | ▶adjective ( glassier, glassiest ) 1 of or resembling glass in some way, in particular: • having the physical properties of glass; vitreous: glassy lavas. • (of water ) having a smooth surface. • (of sound ) resembling the sharp or ringing noise made when glass is struck: a glassy clink. 2 (of a person's eyes or expression ) showing no interest or animation; dull and glazed. DERIVATIVES glass i ly |ˈglasəlē |adverb, glass i ness noun
Oxford Dictionary
glass
glass |glɑːs | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] a hard, brittle substance, typically transparent or translucent, made by fusing sand with soda and lime and cooling rapidly. It is used to make windows, drinking containers, and other articles. • a substance similar to glass which has solidified from a molten state without crystallizing. • glassware. • greenhouses or cold frames considered collectively: lettuces grown under glass. 2 a drinking container made from glass: a beer glass. • the contents of a glass: have a glass of wine. 3 a lens, or an optical instrument containing a lens or lenses, in particular a monocle or a magnifying lens. 4 chiefly Brit. a mirror. • dated a weather glass. • archaic an hourglass. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 cover or enclose with glass: the inn has a long gallery, now glassed in . 2 (especially in hunting ) scan (one's surroundings ) with binoculars: the first day was spent glassing the rolling hills. 3 Brit. informal hit (someone ) in the face with a beer glass. PHRASES the glass is half-full (or half-empty ) used to refer to an optimistic (or pessimistic ) outlook on life: she remains a person for whom the glass is always half-full, not half-empty | I like to think of myself as a glass half-full kind of guy. people ( who live ) in glass houses shouldn't throw stones proverb you shouldn't criticize others when you have similar faults of your own. DERIVATIVES glassful noun ( pl. glassfuls ), glassless adjective, glass-like adjective ORIGIN Old English glæs, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch glas and German Glas .
Glass, Philip
Glass |glɑːs | (b.1937 ), American composer, a leading minimalist. Notable works: Einstein on the Beach (opera, 1976 ), Glass Pieces (ballet, 1982 ), and Low Symphony (1993 ).
glass-blowing
glass-blowing ▶noun [ mass noun ] the craft of making glassware by blowing air into semi-molten glass through a long tube. DERIVATIVES glass-blower noun
glass case
glass case ▶noun an exhibition display case made mostly from glass.
glass ceiling
glass ceil |ing ▶noun an unacknowledged barrier to advancement in a profession, especially affecting women and members of minorities.
glass cloth
glass cloth ▶noun 1 Brit. a cloth covered with powdered glass or other abrasive, used for smoothing and polishing. 2 [ mass noun ] woven fabric of fine-spun glass thread.
glass cutter
glass cut ¦ter ▶noun a tool which scores a line on a piece of glass, allowing the glass to be snapped along the line.
glassed-in
glassed-in ▶adjective (of a building or part of a building ) covered or enclosed with glass.
glass eel
glass eel ▶noun an elver at the time that it first enters brackish or fresh water, when it is translucent.
glasses
glasses |ˈglɑːsɪz | ▶plural noun a pair of lenses set in a frame resting on the nose and ears, used to correct or assist defective eyesight. • a pair of binoculars.
glass eye
glass eye ▶noun a false eye made from glass.
glass fibre
glass fibre ▶noun [ mass noun ] chiefly Brit. a strong plastic, textile, or other material containing embedded glass filaments for reinforcement.
glassfish
glass |fish ▶noun ( pl. same or glassfishes ) a small fish with an almost transparent body, in particular: ● a marine or freshwater fish which is popular in aquaria (genus Chanda, family Centropomidae ), including the Indian glassfish (C. ranga ). ● an elongated marine fish of the West Pacific (Salangichthys microdon, family Salangidae ), eaten as a delicacy in Japan.
glass harmonica
glass har |mon ¦ica ▶noun a musical instrument in which the sound is made by a row of rotating, concentric glass bowls, kept moist and pressed with the fingers or with keys. It was invented in 1761 by Benjamin Franklin and was popular until about 1830.
glasshouse
glass |house |ˈglɑːshaʊs | ▶noun Brit. 1 a greenhouse. 2 military slang a prison.
glassine
glassine |ˈglɑːsiːn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] [ usu. as modifier ] a glossy transparent paper. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from glass + -ine 4 .
glass jaw
glass jaw ▶noun Boxing, informal a weak jaw that is easily broken, esp. as an indication of a fighter's vulnerability to an opponent's punches.
glass lizard
glass liz ¦ard ▶noun a legless burrowing lizard of snake-like appearance, with smooth, shiny skin and an easily detached tail, native to Eurasia, Africa, and America. Also called glass snake. ●Genus Ophisaurus, family Anguidae: several species.
glassmaking
glassmaking ▶noun [ mass noun ] the manufacture of glass. DERIVATIVES glassmaker noun
glasspaper
glass |paper |ˈglɑːspeɪpə | ▶noun [ mass noun ] paper covered with powdered glass, used for smoothing and polishing.
glass snake
glass snake ▶noun another term for glass lizard.
glass sponge
glass sponge ▶noun a deep-water sponge which has a skeleton of intricately shaped spines of silica that may fuse to form a filmy lattice with a glass-like appearance. See also Venus's flower basket. ●Class Hexactinellida.
glassware
glass |ware |ˈglɑːswɛː | ▶noun [ mass noun ] ornaments and articles made from glass.
glass wool
glass wool ▶noun [ mass noun ] glass in the form of fine fibres used for packing and insulation.
glasswork
glass work |ˈglasˌwərk ˈɡlæswərk | ▶noun 1 the business or technique of cutting and installing glass for windows and doors; glazing. 2 the manufacture of glass and glassware. 3 ornaments and articles made of glass; glassware.
glassworks
glassworks |ˈɡlɑːswəːks | ▶noun [ treated as sing. or pl. ] a factory where glass and glass articles are made.
glasswort
glass |wort |ˈglɑːswəːt | ▶noun a widely distributed salt-marsh plant with fleshy scale-like leaves. The ashes of the burnt plant were formerly used in glass-making. ●Genus Salicornia, family Chenopodiaceae: several species.
glassy
glassy |ˈglɑːsi | ▶adjective ( glassier, glassiest ) 1 of or resembling glass. • having the physical properties of glass; vitreous: glassy lavas. • (of water ) having a smooth surface. • (of sound ) resembling the sharp noise made when glass is struck: a glassy clink. 2 (of a person's eyes or expression ) showing no interest or animation. ▶noun (also glassie ) dialect a glass marble. DERIVATIVES glassily adverb, glassiness noun
American Oxford Thesaurus
glass
glass noun 1 a glass of water: tumbler, drinking vessel; goblet, flute, schooner, chalice. 2 we sell china and glass: glassware, stemware, crystal, crystalware. WORD LINKS vitreous resembling glass in appearance, or (of a substance ) containing glass Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.
glasses
glasses plural noun Hale looks older in his glasses: eyeglasses, eyewear, spectacles; informal specs; bifocals.
glassy
glassy adjective 1 the glassy surface of the lake: smooth, mirrorlike, gleaming, shiny, glossy, polished, vitreous; slippery, icy; clear, transparent, translucent; calm, still, flat. ANTONYMS rough. 2 a glassy stare: expressionless, glazed, blank, vacant, fixed, motionless; emotionless, impassive, lifeless, wooden, vacuous. ANTONYMS expressive.
Oxford Thesaurus
glass
glass noun 1 we sell china and glass: glassware, crystal, crystalware; rare vitrics. 2 Brit. she put it on and looked at herself in the glass: mirror, looking glass. WORD LINKS glass vitreous relating to glass nerophobia fear of glass glazier glass-fitter Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.
glasses
glasses plural noun a pair of thick-lensed glasses: spectacles; N. Amer. eyeglasses; informal specs.
glasshouse
glasshouse noun See greenhouse.
glassy
glassy adjective 1 the glassy surface of the lake: smooth, mirror-like, glass-like, gleaming, shining, shiny, sheeny, glossy, polished; slippery, slick, icy, ice-covered; clear, crystal clear, transparent, translucent, limpid, pellucid; calm, still, flat, unruffled, even, waveless, like a millpond; informal slippy; technical vitreous, hyaloid. ANTONYMS rough; murky. 2 a glassy stare: expressionless, glazed, blank, empty, vacant, fixed, unmoving, motionless, emotionless, fishy, impassive, lifeless, wooden, dull, vacuous; deadpan. ANTONYMS expressive.
Duden Dictionary
Glasschale
Glas scha le Substantiv, feminin , die |Gl a sschale | Schale 2 aus Glas 1
Glasscheibe
Glas schei be Substantiv, feminin , die |Gl a sscheibe |dünne Platte aus Glas 1 [in einem Rahmen, besonders bei Fenstern und Bildern ]
Glasscherbe
Glas scher be Substantiv, feminin , die |Gl a sscherbe |Stück eines zerbrochenen Glasgefäßes oder einer zerbrochenen Glasscheibe
Glasschleifer
Glas schlei fer Substantiv, maskulin , der |Gl a sschleifer |a jemand, der Gläser 2a 2a, b durch eingeschliffene oder geätzte Ornamente verziert Berufsbezeichnung b jemand, der Glas 1 für optische Zwecke bearbeitet Berufsbezeichnung
Glasschleiferin
Glas schlei fe rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Gl a sschleiferin |weibliche Form zu Glasschleifer
Glasschliff
Glas schliff Substantiv, maskulin , der |Gl a sschliff |a das Einschleifen von Gravuren u. Ä. in Glas 1 b durch Schleifen und anschließendes Polieren entstehende glatte Oberfläche von Kristall- und Spiegelglas
Glasschmelze
Glas schmel ze Substantiv, feminin , die |Gl a sschmelze |Rohstoff zur Verarbeitung von Glas 1 in eingeschmolzenem Zustand
Glasschmuck
Glas schmuck Substantiv, maskulin , der |Gl a sschmuck |Modeschmuck aus Glas 1
Glasschneider
Glas schnei der Substantiv, maskulin , der |Gl a sschneider |Werkzeug zum Anritzen von Glas [scheiben ], an dessen Griff ein Diamant oder ein gehärtetes Stahlrädchen angebracht ist, das unter Druck in das Glas 1 eindringt
Glasschrank
Glas schrank Substantiv, maskulin , der |Gl a sschrank |Schrank mit Türen oder Wänden aus Glas 1 (für Ausstellungsstücke o. Ä.)
Glasschüssel
Glas schüs sel Substantiv, feminin , die |Gl a sschüssel |Schüssel aus Glas 1
Glasspiel
Glas spiel Substantiv, Neutrum Musik , das |Gl a sspiel |Musikinstrument aus Glas 1 , das durch Reiben (seltener durch Anschlagen ) zum Klingen gebracht wird
Glassplitter
Glas split ter Substantiv, maskulin , der |Gl a ssplitter |Splitter von zerbrochenem Glas 1
Glasstück
Glas stück Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Gl a sstück |[in der Glaskunst verwendetes ] Stück aus Glas 1
Glassturz
Glas sturz Substantiv, maskulin süddeutsch, österreichisch, schweizerisch , der |Gl a ssturz |der Glassturz < Plural: Glasstürze > Glasglocke b Kurzform: Sturz 5
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
glass
glass /ɡlæs |ɡlɑːs /〖語源は 「輝く 」〗名詞 複 ～es /-ɪz /1 U ガラス ; ガラス状の物 ;〖形容詞的に 〗ガラス製の ▸ stained glass ステンドグラス ▸ pieces of broken glass 割れたガラスの破片 ▸ a pane of glass 1枚の窓ガラス ▸ blow glass ガラスを吹く [作る ]▸ shattering glass 粉々に飛散するガラス ▸ bulletproof glass 防弾ガラス 2 C コップ , グラス (→cup 類義 ); 〖a ～ of A 〗コップ [グラス ]1杯のA (!Aは U 名詞 ) ▸ Could I have a glass of water, please? お水を1杯頂けますか ▸ Would you like another glass of wine? もう1杯ワインはいかがですか ▸ raise [lift ] one's glass to A (乾杯の意味で )Aのためにグラスを高く上げる ▸ clink [touch ] glasses (グラスをカチンと鳴らして )乾杯する ▸ finish one's glass of whisky ウイスキーを飲み終わる ▸ a friendly glass 気の合った者同士での1杯 ▸ have a glass too many 飲み過ぎる 3 〖～es 〗めがね (eyeglasses, spectacles ); 双眼鏡 (field glasses, binoculars )▸ a woman with dark glasses サングラスをかけた女性 ▸ a pair [two pairs ] of glasses めがね1つ [2つ ]▸ put on [take off, wear ] one's reading glasses 読書用のめがねをかける [はずす, かけている ]▸ gold-rimmed glasses 金縁めがね ▸ These glasses are light weight .このめがねは軽い 4 a. U 〖集合的に 〗ガラス製品, ガラス器類 (glassware )▸ a set of dinner glass 晩餐 （ばんさん ）用ガラス食器1セット ▸ Venetian glass ベネチア製装飾ガラス器 b. C 窓ガラス ; レンズ ; 拡大鏡 ; 顕微鏡 ; 望遠鏡 ; 砂時計 ; (時計の )ガラスぶた ;｟ やや古 ｠鏡 ;〖the ～〗気圧計, 晴雨計 ▸ The glass is rising [falling ].天気が快方に向かっている [くずれそうだ ]c. U ｟英 ｠ガラス張りの温室 ▸ melons grown under glass 温室栽培のメロン 動詞 他動詞 1 …をガラスで覆う [囲う ](in, over ); …にガラスを入れる [はめる ]; …をガラス張りにする ▸ a glassed -in studio ガラス張りのスタジオ 2 …を双眼鏡で見る [調べる ].3 ｟詩 ｠〖通例 ～ oneself 〗(鏡に映すように )姿 [影 ]を映す .4 ｟英 くだけて ｠〈人 〉をコップでなぐる .～̀ c á se ショーケース .～̀ c é iling ガラスの天井 〘職場における処遇 昇進などで見られる人種 [性 ]差別 〙.～́ c ù tter ガラスカッター ; ガラス切り [細工 ]職人 .～̀ é ye 義眼 .～̀ f í ber グラスファイバー .～́ harm ò nica 〘楽 〙グラスハーモニカ 〘ガラスのへりをこすって音を出す 〙.～́ ì nsulator 〘電 〙絶縁体 .～́ p à per 紙やすり .～́ sn à ke アシナシトカゲ .～̀ w ó ol ガラス綿 〘絶縁 断熱 ろ過材 〙.
glassful
glass ful /ɡlǽsfʊ̀l |ɡlɑ́ːs -/名詞 C コップ [グラス ]1杯 (の量 )▸ two glassfuls of milk コップに2杯の牛乳
glasshouse
gl á ss h ò use 名詞 C 1 ガラス工場 (glassworks ).2 ｟英 ｠温室 (greenhouse ).3 ガラス張りの家 ▸ People (who live ) in glasshouses shouldn't throw stones .｟ことわざ ｠ガラスの家に住む者は石を投げるな ; 弱みを持つ者は人の批判をするな 4 ｟英俗 ｠営倉 .
glassware
gl á ss w à re 名詞 U 〖集合的に 〗ガラス製品 [食器 ].
glasswork
gl á ss w ò rk 名詞 1 U ガラス製品 (の製造 ).2 〖～s; 通例単数扱い 〗ガラス工場 .
glassy
glass y /ɡlǽsi |ɡlɑ́ːsi /形容詞 1 ガラス質 [状 ]の ; ガラスのような .2 〈水面などが 〉鏡のような, なめらかな .3 〈目などが 〉ぼんやりした, 生気のない ; 無表情な .gl á ss i ly 副詞 gl á ss i ness 名詞
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