GLASSY

glassy, glazed

(adjective) (used of eyes) lacking liveliness; “empty eyes”; “a glassy stare”; “his eyes were glazed over with boredom”

glassy, vitreous, vitrified

(adjective) (of ceramics) having the surface made shiny and nonporous by fusing a vitreous solution to it; “glazed pottery”; “glassy porcelain”; “hard vitreous china used for plumbing fixtures”

glassy

(adjective) resembling glass in smoothness and shininess and slickness; “the glassy surface of the lake”; “the pavement was...glassy with water”- Willa Cather

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

glassy (comparative glassier, superlative glassiest)

Of or like glass, especially in being smooth and somewhat reflective.

Including a lot of glass.

Dull; expressionless.

(surfing, of water, not comparable) Lacking any chop; smooth and mostly flat.

Noun

glassy (plural glassies)

(Ulster) Glass marble.

Source: Wiktionary


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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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