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The Concise Oxford Dictionary, Ninth Edition: Glass[gla:s]
n. v. & adj.* n. 1a. (often attrib). a hard, brittle, usu. transparent,
translucent or shiny substance, made by fusing sand with soda and
lime and sometimes other ingredients (cf. CROWN GLASS, FLINT GLASS,
PLATE GLASS). b. any similar substance which has been solidified
from a molten state with crystallizing (volcanic glass) 2. (often
collect) an object or objects made from, or partly from, glass,
esp.: a esp. Brit. a drinking vessel b. esp. Brit. a mirror; a looking-glass.
c. an hourglass. d. a window. e. a greenhouse (rows of lettuce under
glass). f. glass ornaments. g. a barometer. h. Brit. a glass disk
covering a watch face. i. a magnifying lens. j. monocle. 3. (in
pl.) a. spectacles. b. field glasses; opera glasses. 4. the amount
of liquid contained ina glass; a drink (he likes a glass). v.tr.
1. (usu. as glassed adj. of or made from glass. °glassful
n. (pl. -fuls). glassless adj. glasslike adj. (Old
English glasses, from Germanic cf GLAZE).
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