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glassiness
glass·y G0145400 (glăs′ē)adj. glass·i·er, glass·i·est 1. Characteristic of or resembling glass.2. Lifeless; expressionless: "the face changing to a demon's face with a fixed glassy grin" (Katherine Anne Porter).
glass′i·ly adv.glass′i·ness n.Translationsglass (glaːs) noun1. a hard usually breakable transparent substance. The bottle is made of glass; (also adjective) a glass bottle. 玻璃 玻璃2. a usually tall hollow object made of glass, used for drinking. There are six glasses on the tray; sherry-glasses. 玻璃杯 玻璃杯3. (also ˈlooking-glass) a mirror. 鏡子 镜子4. a barometer, or the atmospheric pressure shown by one. The glass is falling. 氣壓計 气压计ˈglasses noun plural spectacles. 眼鏡 眼镜ˈglassful noun the amount that a drinking-glass will hold. Pour in two glassfuls of water. 一杯的容量 一杯的容量ˈglassy adjective1. not showing any expression. a glassy stare. 呆滯的 呆滞的2. like glass. a glassy sea. 玻璃般的 象玻璃的ˈglassiness noun 明淨 明净
glasses , meaning spectacles, is plural: His reading glasses are broken .
but a pair of glasses takes a singular verb: A pair of glasses has been found . IdiomsSeeglassyEncyclopediaSeeglass |