glasshouse

[ glas-hous, glahs- ]

/ ˈglæsˌhaʊs, ˈglɑs- /

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noun, plural glass·hous·es [glas-hou-ziz, glahs-]. /ˈglæsˌhaʊ zɪz, ˈglɑs-/.

a glassworks.

Chiefly British. a green-house.

British Informal. a military prison.

Origin of glasshouse

First recorded in 1350–1400, glasshouse is from Middle English glas hous. See glass, house

Words nearby glasshouse

glass fibre, glassfish, glassful, glass gall, glass harmonica, glasshouse, glassie, glassine, glass jaw, glass lizard, glass-maker

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Example sentences from the Web for glasshouse

"I was trying to find the Queen's Glasshouse Chapel, officer," said he.
The Regent|E. Arnold Bennett
The storeman lived alone in a cottage that had a glasshouse against one wall built by himself.
Bliss, and Other Stories|Katherine Mansfield
Daisy said it was a place in Glasshouse Street for which she had no very great affection.
Sinister Street, vol. 2|Compton Mackenzie
A long-established legend that beads were manufactured at the Jamestown glasshouse is without archeological evidence.
Contributions From the Museum of History and Technology|Ivor Noel Hume

All the glasshouse was spanned and arched over with one beautiful vine.
Bliss, and Other Stories|Katherine Mansfield

British Dictionary definitions for glasshouse

glasshouse

/ (ˈɡlɑːsˌhaʊs) /

noun

British a glass building, esp a greenhouse, used for growing plants in protected or controlled conditions

obsolete, informal, mainly British a military detention centre

US another word for glassworks

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单词	glasshouse
释义	glasshouse [ glas-hous, glahs- ] / ˈglæsˌhaʊs, ˈglɑs- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR glasshouse ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural glass·hous·es [glas-hou-ziz, glahs-]. /ˈglæsˌhaʊ zɪz, ˈglɑs-/. a glassworks. Chiefly British. a green-house. British Informal. a military prison. Origin of glasshouse First recorded in 1350–1400, glasshouse is from Middle English glas hous. See glass, house Words nearby glasshouse glass fibre, glassfish, glassful, glass gall, glass harmonica, glasshouse, glassie, glassine, glass jaw, glass lizard, glass-maker Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for glasshouse "I was trying to find the Queen's Glasshouse Chapel, officer," said he. The Regent\|E. Arnold Bennett The storeman lived alone in a cottage that had a glasshouse against one wall built by himself. Bliss, and Other Stories\|Katherine Mansfield Daisy said it was a place in Glasshouse Street for which she had no very great affection. Sinister Street, vol. 2\|Compton Mackenzie A long-established legend that beads were manufactured at the Jamestown glasshouse is without archeological evidence. Contributions From the Museum of History and Technology\|Ivor Noel Hume All the glasshouse was spanned and arched over with one beautiful vine. Bliss, and Other Stories\|Katherine Mansfield British Dictionary definitions for glasshouse glasshouse / (ˈɡlɑːsˌhaʊs) / noun British a glass building, esp a greenhouse, used for growing plants in protected or controlled conditions obsolete, informal, mainly British a military detention centre US another word for glassworks Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to glasshouse conservatory, nursery, arboretum, potting shed, cold frame
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glasshouse

noun, plural glass·hous·es [glas-hou-ziz, glahs-]. /ˈglæsˌhaʊ zɪz, ˈglɑs-/.

Origin of glasshouse

Words nearby glasshouse

Example sentences from the Web for glasshouse

British Dictionary definitions for glasshouse

noun

Words related to glasshouse