glassen en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle English glassen, glasen, from Old English glæsen (“made of glass”), from Proto-West Germanic *glasīn (“made of glass; glazen”). Equivalent to glass + -en (adjective suffix). Doublet of glazen.
Meanings
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Made of or consisting of glass.
But I had a glassen vessel, of a narrow neck, weighing 1354 grains: […]
2013, Allen G. Debus, The Chemical Philosophy:From the castle calls Ileana, Refrain (Looking) through the glassen windows, (Looking) through the glassen windows: […]
2012, B. Suchoff, Bela Bartok, Rumanian Folk Music:
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Resembling glass; glassy; glazed.
1640 (first published), Ben Jonson, An Epistle to a friend to persuade him to join the wars And pursues the dice with glassen eyes.
Abreast of the players, he jumped down, seized one of the taws - it was a glassen alley - knuckled down, fired kibby at the clayers in the ring, and was back in his seat before you could cry "Jack Robinson".
2004, John Coulson Tregarthen, John Penrose: A Romance of the Land's End:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most glassen | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more glassen | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Synonyms
glazen (made of glass)