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vitreously, adv.|ˈvɪtrɪəslɪ|
[f. prec. + -ly2.]
In a vitreous manner: a. With positive electricity.
1794G. Adams Nat. & Exp. Philos. IV. xlvi. 264 Those attracted by excited wax, are vitreously..electrified. 1844Noad Electricity (ed. 2) 9 We are led to the inference that the cloth is vitreously electrified. 1885Watson & Burbury Math. The. Electr. & Magn. I. 75 The outside of the vessel will be found to be vitreously electrified.
b. Glassily; like glass.
1904Howells Son of Royal Langbrith 62 In the moonlight Hawberk's face had a greenish hue, and his eyes shone vitreously. |