glass : Idioms & Phrases

• noun thermometer consisting of a glass capillary tube marked with degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit and containing alcohol which rises or falls as it expands or contracts with changes in temperature
  alcohol thermometer.
  

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• a glass or phial, shaped like an inverted funnel, and with a very thin convex bottom. By sucking out a little air, the bottom springs into a concave form with a smart crack; and by breathing or blowing gently into the orifice, the bottom, with a like noise, springs into its former convex form.

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• noun a relatively large glass for serving beer
  

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• noun a bell-shaped glass cover used to protect and display delicate objects or to cover scientific apparatus or to contain gases
  bell jar.
  

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• . See Bell jar.

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• a variety of hard glass of fine quality, made in Bohemia. It is of variable composition, containing usually silica, lime, and potash, rarely soda, but no lead. It is often remarkable for beauty of color.

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• etc. See under Bohemian, Cut, etc.

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• a coarse, green glass, used in the manufacture of bottles. Ure.

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• noun a globular glass with a small top; used for serving brandy
  brandy snifter; snifter.
  

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• a conxex lens of considerable size, used for producing an intense heat by converging the sun's rays to a focus.

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• noun a full length mirror mounted in a frame in which it can be tilted
  

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• a mirror swinging in a frame, and large enough to reflect the full leght figure.

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Claude" Lor*raine" glass`

Etymology

Its name is supposed to be derived from the similarity of the effects it gives to those of a picture by Claude Lorrain (often written Lorraine).

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1. A slightly convex mirror, commonly of black glass, used as a toy for viewing the reflected landscape.

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• noun a small and very thin piece of glass used to cover the specimen on a microscope slide
  cover slip.
  

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• noun a glass blown into a globe which is later flattened and spun to form a disk
  
• noun optical glass of low dispersion and low refractive index
  optical crown; crown glass.
  

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• 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.

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• . See Flint glass, in the Vocabulary.

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• a glass cup in which a partial vacuum is produced by heat, in the process of cupping.

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• noun glass decorated by cutting or grinding facets
  

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• glass having a surface ground and polished in facets or figures.

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• . See Glass.
• sheet glass made by blowing the glass in the form of a cylinder which is then split longitudinally, opened out, and flattened.

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• noun spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun
  sunglasses; shades.
  
  • he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades

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• noun a container for holding liquids while drinking
  glass.
  

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Egg"-glass` noun

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1. A small sandglass, running about three minutes, for marking time in boiling eggs; also, a small glass for holding an egg, at table.

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• noun a small refracting telescope
  glass; spyglass; field glass.
  

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• . (Optics) (a) A binocular telescope of compact form; a lorgnette; a race glass. (b) A small achromatic telescope, from 20 to 24 inches long, and having 3 to 6 draws. (c) See Field lens.

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• noun an optical instrument designed for simultaneous use by both eyes
  binoculars; field glasses.
  
• noun a small refracting telescope
  glass; spyglass; field glass.
  

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• a bowl or glass to hold water for rinsing the fingers at table.

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• . See Flashing, n., 3.

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• noun optical glass of high dispersion and high refractive index
  optical flint.
  

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• . See in the Vocabulary.

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• noun a tall narrow wineglass
  champagne flute; flute.
  

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• the neutral salt skimmed off from the surface of melted crown glass;- called also glass gall and sandiver. Ure.

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• . (a) A bell glass for covering plants. (b) A globe of dark-colored glass, mounted on a pedestal, to reflect surrounding objects; much used as an ornament in gardens in Germany.

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• a glass tube for a water gauge.

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• one whose occupation is to blow and fashion glass.

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• the art of shaping glass, when reduced by heat to a viscid state, by inflating it through a tube.

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• noun a ceiling based on attitudinal or organizational bias in the work force that prevents minorities and women from advancing to leadership positions
  

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• a woven fabric formed of glass fibers.

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• 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.

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• noun someone who cuts or grinds designs on glass
  glass cutter.
  
• noun someone who cuts flat glass to size
  glass cutter; glazier; glassworker; glazer.
  
• noun a tool for cutting glass
  

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• . (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.

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• . (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.

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• noun prosthesis consisting of an artificial eye made of glass
  

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• noun a very thin fiber made of glass that functions as a waveguide for light; used in bundles to transmit images
  optical fibre; optical fiber; glass fiber.
  

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• noun a very thin fiber made of glass that functions as a waveguide for light; used in bundles to transmit images
  optical fibre; optical fiber; glass fiber.
  

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• verb enclose with glass
  glass.
  
  • glass in a porch

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• noun snakelike lizard of Europe and Asia and North America with vestigial hind limbs and the ability to regenerate its long fragile tail
  glass lizard; joint snake.
  

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Glass" mak`er, Glass"mak`er noun (Also<

• Glass maker
• Glassmaker

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1. One who makes, or manufactures, glass. -- Glass" mak`ing, ∨ Glass"mak`ing, n.

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• the fused material for making glass.

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• a vitreous oxide of antimony mixed with sulphide.

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• verb become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance
  glaze over; glass; glaze.
  
  • Her eyes glaze over when she is bored

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• 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.

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• paper faced with pulvirezed glass, and used for abrasive purposes.

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• fine threads of glass, wound, when in fusion, on rapidly rotating heated cylinders.

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• the process of transforming plate glass into mirrors by coating it with a reflecting surface, a deposit of silver, or a mercury amalgam.

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• noun snakelike lizard of Europe and Asia and North America with vestigial hind limbs and the ability to regenerate its long fragile tail
  glass lizard; joint snake.
  

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• the black oxide of manganese or other substances used by glass makers to take away color from the materials for glass.

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• noun a siliceous sponge (with glassy spicules) of the class Hyalospongiae
  

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• 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.

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• . See Rupert's drop.

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• noun glass fibers spun and massed into bundles resembling wool
  

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• an establishment where glass is made.

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Glass"-crab` noun

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1. (Zoöl.) The larval state (Phyllosoma) of the genus Palinurus and allied genera. It is remarkable for its strange outlines, thinness, and transparency. See Phyllosoma.

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• noun someone who cuts or grinds designs on glass
  glass cutter.
  
• noun someone who cuts flat glass to size
  glass cutter; glazier; glassworker; glazer.
  

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Glass"-faced` adjective

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1. Mirror-faced; reflecting the sentiments of another. R. "The glass-faced flatterer." Shak.

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Glass"-gaz`ing adjective

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1. Given to viewing one's self in a glass or mirror; finical. Poetic Shak.

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• adjective satellite resembling glass
  

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Glass"-rope` noun

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1. (Zoöl.) 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.

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Glass"-snail` noun

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1. (Zoöl.) A small, transparent, land snail, of the genus Vitrina.

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Glass"-snake` noun

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1. (Zoöl.) 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.

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Glass"-sponge` noun

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1. (Zoöl.) 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.

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• noun a case for carrying spectacles
  

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• a vessel, usually of glass, having horizontal marks upon its sides, with figures, to indicate the amount of the contents at the several levels.

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• noun glass that diffuses light due to a rough surface produced by abrasion or etching
  
• noun particulate glass made by grinding and used as an abrasive
  

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• glass the transparency of which has been destroyed by having its surface roughened by grinding.

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• noun a mirror intended to be held in the hand
  hand mirror.
  
• noun light microscope consisting of a single convex lens that is used to produce an enlarged image
  hand glass; simple microscope.
  
  • the magnifying glass was invented by Roger Bacon in 1250

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• . (a) A glass or small glazed frame, for the protection of plants. (b) A small mirror with a handle.

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• a heavy optical glass, consisting essentially of a borosilicate of potash.

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• noun a tall glass for serving highballs
  

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• the mirror on the index of a quadrant, sextant, etc.

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• noun an optical instrument used by jewelers; has one or more lenses and is used to view features not readily seen
  

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La"dy's look"ing-glass`

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1. (Bot.) See Venus's looking-glass, under Venus.

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• noun glass made with plates of plastic or resin or other material between two sheets of glass to prevent shattering
  laminated glass; safety glass.
  

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• noun glass containing lead oxide; has a high refractive index
  

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• noun a small glass for serving a small amount of liqueur (typically after dinner)
  

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• . See Soluble glass, under Glass.

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• (Naut.), a small sandglass used to time the running out of the log line.

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• noun a mirror; usually a ladies' dressing mirror
  glass.
  

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• noun large evergreen tree of India and Burma whose leaves are silvery beneath
  Heritiera macrophylla.
  

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Look"ing-glass` noun

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1. A mirror made of glass on which has been placed a backing of some reflecting substance, as quicksilver.

   There is none so homely but loves a looking-glass. South.

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• noun small tree of coastal regions of Old World tropics whose leaves are silvery beneath
  Heritiera littoralis.
  

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• noun light microscope consisting of a single convex lens that is used to produce an enlarged image
  hand glass; simple microscope.
  
  • the magnifying glass was invented by Roger Bacon in 1250

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• a lens which magnifies the apparent dimensions of objects seen through it.

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• glass ornamented with figures on a dull ground.

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• noun a mercury thermometer designed to measure the temperature of the human body; graduated to cover a range a few degrees on either side of the normal body temperature
  clinical thermometer.
  

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• noun thermometer consisting of mercury contained in a bulb at the bottom of a graduated sealed glass capillary tube marked in degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit; mercury expands with a rise in temperature causing a thin thread of mercury to rise in the tube
  mercury thermometer.
  

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• noun a milky white translucent or opaque glass
  milk glass.
  

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• glass having a milky appearance.

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• . See Millefiore.

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• a glass measuring a minute or minutes by the running of sand.

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• a kind of thin blown glassware, such as wineglasses, etc.

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• a small mirror for inspecting the mouth or teeth.

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• (Opt.), a lens one side of which is plane and the other convex, but made up of a number of plane faces inclined to one another, each of which presents a separate image of the object viewed through it, so that the object is, as it were, multiplied.

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• glassware made in imitation of murrhine vases and cups.

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Mus"co*vy glass`

Etymology

From Muscovy, the old name of Russia: cf. F. verre de Moscovie.

Definitions

1. Mica; muscovite. See Mica.

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• glass goblets or bowls so tuned and arranged that when struck, or rubbed, they produce musical notes. CF. Harmonica, 1.

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• noun magma of any composition that cooled very rapidly
  

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• a spyglass constructed to concentrate a large amount of light, so as see objects distinctly at night. Totten.

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• noun the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed
  objective; objective lens; object lens.
  

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• the lens, or system of lenses, placed at the end of a telescope, microscope, etc., which is toward the object. Its office is to form an image of the object, which is then viewed by the eyepiece. Called also objective. See Illust. of Microscope.

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• noun a milky white translucent or opaque glass
  milk glass.
  

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• a short telescope with concave eye lenses of low power, usually made double, that is, with a tube and set of glasses for each eye; a lorgnette; so called because adapted for use at the opera, theater, etc.

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• noun an optical instrument designed for simultaneous use by both eyes
  binoculars; field glasses.
  

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• noun optical glass of low dispersion and low refractive index
  optical crown; crown glass.
  

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• noun clear homogeneous glass of known refractive index; used to make lenses
  

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• noun sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors
  pane of glass; pane.
  

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• noun a tall slender glass with a short stem in which parfait is served
  

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• a telescope which shows objects in the right position.

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• noun a dish of roast pheasant served in a manner characteristic of expensive restaurants
  

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• noun a large mirror between two windows
  pier mirror.
  

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• a mirror, of high and narrow shape, to be put up between windows.

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• noun glass formed into large thin sheets
  plate glass.
  

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• a fine kind of glass, cast in thick plates, and flattened by heavy rollers, used for mirrors and the best windows.

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• glass articles formed in molds by pressure when hot.

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• an instrument consisting to a glass tube with terminal bulbs, and containing ether or alcohol, which the heat of the hand causes to boil; so called from the pulsating motion of the liquid when thus warmed.

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• noun colorless glass made of almost pure silica
  crystal; lechatelierite; quartz; vitreous silica.
  

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• a small eyeglass.

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• a kind of field glass.

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• a large lens with more or less magnifying power, attached to a handle, and used in reading, etc.

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• ornamental ware made from glass in which one set of white or colored lines seems to meet and interlace with another set in a different plane.

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• noun glass made with plates of plastic or resin or other material between two sheets of glass to prevent shattering
  laminated glass; safety glass.
  

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• (Chem.), a fine variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France, where it was manufactured.

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• noun glass made with plates of plastic or resin or other material between two sheets of glass to prevent shattering
  laminated glass; safety glass.
  

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• noun glass formed into large thin sheets
  plate glass.
  

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• noun a small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey
  pony; jigger.
  

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• a glass which displays objects; a mirror.

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• noun glass having a relatively low softening point
  

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• noun a viscous glass consisting of sodium silicate in solution; used as a cement or as a protective coating and to preserve eggs
  soluble glass; sodium silicate.
  

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• (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.

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• glass drawn into a thread while liquid.

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• noun glass that has been colored in some way; used for church windows
  

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• glass colored or stained by certain metallic pigments fused into its substance, often used for making ornament windows.

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• noun a window made of stained glass
  

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• noun a kind of opalescent colored glass that was used in the early 1900s for stained-glass windows and lamps
  

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• a looking-glass for a toilet table or for a dressing room.

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• 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.

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• noun fine glassware made near Venice
  

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• a kind of glass made by the Venetians, for decorative purposes, by the combination of pieces of glass of different colors fused together and wrought into various ornamental patterns.

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• (Bot.), an annual plant of the genus Specularia allied to the bellflower; also called lady's looking-glass.

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• noun a kind of natural glass produced when molten lava cools very rapidly
  

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• the vitreous form of lava, produced by sudden cooling; obsidian. See Obsidian.

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• noun laboratory glassware; a shallow glass dish used as an evaporating surface or to cover a beaker
  
• noun a protective cover that protects the face of a watch
  crystal; watch crystal.
  

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• . (a) A concavo-convex glass for covering the face, or dial, of a watch; also called watch crystal. (b) (Naut.) A half-hour glass used to measure the time of a watch on deck. (c) (Chem.) A round concavo-convex glass of shallow depth used for certain manipulations of chemicals in a laboratory.

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• noun a viscous glass consisting of sodium silicate in solution; used as a cement or as a protective coating and to preserve eggs
  soluble glass; sodium silicate.
  
• noun a glass for drinking water
  
• noun gauge for indicating the level of water in e.g. a tank or boiler or reservoir
  water gauge; water gage.
  
• noun clock that measures time by the escape of water
  water clock; clepsydra.
  

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• . (Chem.) See Soluble glass, above.

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• noun sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors
  pane of glass; pane.
  

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• panes of glass for windows; the kind of glass used in windows.
• glass in panes suitable for windows.

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• noun a glass that contains a layer of wire netting in it
  

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