glasslike; slippery; lifeless, glazed, lacking expression
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Glassy Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(a.)
Resembling glass in its properties, as in smoothness, brittleness, or transparency; as, a glassy stream; a glassy surface; the glassy deep.
Resembling glass in its properties, as in smoothness, brittleness, or transparency; as, a glassy stream; a glassy surface; the glassy deep.
(a.)
Made of glass; vitreous; as, a glassy substance.
Made of glass; vitreous; as, a glassy substance.
(a.)
Dull; wanting life or fire; lackluster; -- said of the eyes.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutDull; wanting life or fire; lackluster; -- said of the eyes.
glassy
\glass"y\ (?), a.
1. made of glass; vitreous; as, a glassy substance.
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."
glassy
feldspar (min.), a variety of orthoclase; sanidine.
glassy
adj
1. resembling glass in smoothness and shininess and slickness; "the glassy surface of the lake"; "the pavement was...glassy with water"- willa cather
2. used of eyes lacking liveliness; "empty eyes"; "a glassy stare"; "his eyes were glazed over with boredom" [syn: glazed]
3. (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" [syn: vitreous, vitrified]
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glassy feldspar
Gwydraidd = a. vitreous, glassy
Gwydrol = a. vitreous, glassy
person employed to clean away used glasses, ashtrays, etc., in a hotel or club
Adjective
1. resembling glass in smoothness and shininess and slickness; "the glassy surface of the lake"; "the pavement was...glassy with water"- Willa Cather
(similar) smooth
2. used of eyes lacking liveliness; "empty eyes"; "a glassy stare"; "his eyes were glazed over with boredom"
(synonym) glazed
(similar) empty
3. (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"
(synonym) vitreous, vitrified
(similar) glazed, shiny
(classification) ceramics
Glassy Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Glass is an amorphous (non-crystalline) solid material. Glasses are typically brittle and optically transparent.
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Glassy Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
Sound which is too bright and has an unpleasant high frequency response.
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