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glassy

UK/ˈɡlɑːsi/ US/ˈɡlæsi/ rare

adjective

1.

resembling glass in smoothness and shininess and slickness

  • “the glassy surface of the lake”
  • “the pavement was...glassy with water” Willa Cather
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2.

used of eyes lacking liveliness

  • “empty eyes”
  • “a glassy stare”
  • “his eyes were glazed over with boredom”
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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”
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Origin

From Middle English glasy, equivalent to glass + -y. Compare Saterland Frisian glääsich (“glassy”), Dutch glazig (“glassy”), German Low German glasig (“glassy”), German glasig (“glassy”).

Phrases

  • glassy carbon
  • glassy feldspar

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