glass casen.

Forms: see glass n.¹ and case n.²

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: glass n.¹, case n.²

Etymology: < glass n.¹ + case n.²

a. (as two words). A case with the upper part made chiefly of glass, so that the objects contained may be seen but not handled. (The first quot. may belong to 2.)

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society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > box > [noun] > for displaying fragile articles

glass case1649

shadow box1909

1649 in S. Tymms Wills & Inventories Bury St. Edmunds (1850) 220 I give vnto my daughter Mary Chapman..a glascase, a leafe table [etc.].

1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 34. ⁋5 The China Figure of a Lady in the Glass-Case.

1788 H. Walpole Reminiscences (1924) ix. 74 She..decorated waxen dolls of him and of herself to be exhibited in glass-cases in Westminster-Abbey.

1834 T. Medwin Angler in Wales II. 103 [A temple] that deserves to be carved in ivory, and put into a glass case.

1857 N. Hawthorne Jrnl. 26 July in Eng. Notebks. (1997) II. vi. 344 His veritable cardinal's hat, in a richly ornamented glass-case.

†b. Horticulture. A garden frame. Obsolete.

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1819 A. Rees Cycl. XVI Glass-case.

c. jocosely. A place partitioned off with glass or glazed panels.

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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > room > types of room generally > [noun] > others

hell1310

summer hall1388

summer parloura1425

paradise1485

fire room1591

garden room1619

ease-room1629

portcullis1631

divan1678

but?1700

sluttery1711

rotunda1737

glass casea1777

dungeon1782

hall of mirrors1789

balcony-chamber1800

showroom1820

mirror room1858

vomitorium1923

mosquito room1925

refuge room1937

quiet room1938

Florida room1968

roomset1980

wet room1982

a1777 S. Foote Capuchin (1778) i. 106 I saw him in one of the glass-cases at church,..his majesty looked at me very hard.

1856 C. Dickens Little Dorrit (1857) i. x. 77 Having on previous occasions awaited that gentleman successively in a hall, a glass case, a waiting room.

2. ˈglass-case n. A case to hold glass-ware.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > box > [noun] > for other specific contents

smoke-box1614

scale-box1708

glass-case1734

deed-box1834

livebox1834

pipe box1834

rose box1863

specimen-box1897

Bible-box1904

message box1976

1734 Invent. Moveable Heirship in J. Spottiswood Hope's Observ. Law Scotl. App. ii. 540 A Glass-case for Drinking-glasses.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	glass case
释义	glass casen. Forms: see glass n.¹ and case n.² Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: glass n.¹, case n.² Etymology: < glass n.¹ + case n.² 1. a. (as two words). A case with the upper part made chiefly of glass, so that the objects contained may be seen but not handled. (The first quot. may belong to 2.) ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > box > [noun] > for displaying fragile articles glass case1649 shadow box1909 1649 in S. Tymms Wills & Inventories Bury St. Edmunds (1850) 220 I give vnto my daughter Mary Chapman..a glascase, a leafe table [etc.]. 1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 34. ⁋5 The China Figure of a Lady in the Glass-Case. 1788 H. Walpole Reminiscences (1924) ix. 74 She..decorated waxen dolls of him and of herself to be exhibited in glass-cases in Westminster-Abbey. 1834 T. Medwin Angler in Wales II. 103 [A temple] that deserves to be carved in ivory, and put into a glass case. 1857 N. Hawthorne Jrnl. 26 July in Eng. Notebks. (1997) II. vi. 344 His veritable cardinal's hat, in a richly ornamented glass-case. †b. Horticulture. A garden frame. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1819 A. Rees Cycl. XVI Glass-case. c. jocosely. A place partitioned off with glass or glazed panels. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > room > types of room generally > [noun] > others hell1310 summer hall1388 summer parloura1425 paradise1485 fire room1591 garden room1619 ease-room1629 portcullis1631 divan1678 but?1700 sluttery1711 rotunda1737 glass casea1777 dungeon1782 hall of mirrors1789 balcony-chamber1800 showroom1820 mirror room1858 vomitorium1923 mosquito room1925 refuge room1937 quiet room1938 Florida room1968 roomset1980 wet room1982 a1777 S. Foote Capuchin (1778) i. 106 I saw him in one of the glass-cases at church,..his majesty looked at me very hard. 1856 C. Dickens Little Dorrit (1857) i. x. 77 Having on previous occasions awaited that gentleman successively in a hall, a glass case, a waiting room. 2. ˈglass-case n. A case to hold glass-ware. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > box > [noun] > for other specific contents smoke-box1614 scale-box1708 glass-case1734 deed-box1834 livebox1834 pipe box1834 rose box1863 specimen-box1897 Bible-box1904 message box1976 1734 Invent. Moveable Heirship in J. Spottiswood Hope's Observ. Law Scotl. App. ii. 540 A Glass-case for Drinking-glasses. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1649
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