glass
1. glass \'glas\ \-.ma--k*r\ \-kin\ n [ME glas, fr. OE gls; akin to OE
geolu yellow - mo] often attrib re at YELLOW 1a: an amorphous ingorganic
usu. transparent or translucent substance consi sting of a mixture of
silicates or sometimes borates or phosphates formed by fusion of silica or
of oxides of boron or phosphorus with a flux and a stabilizer into a mass
that cools to a rigid condition without crystallization 1b: a substance
resembling glass 2a: something made of glass : as 2a1: TUMBLER 2a2:
MIRROR 2a3: BAROMETER 2b1: an optical instrument or device that has one
or more lenses and is des igned to aid in the viewing of objects not
readily seen pl 2b2: a device used to correct defects of vision or to
protect the eyes that consists typically of a pair of glass lenses and the
frame by which they are held in place 3: the quantity held by a glass
container 4: GLASSWARE - glass.mak.er n
2. glass vt 1a: GLAZE 1b: to put in a glass container 2: to make glassy
3a: REFLECT 3b: to see mirrored 4: to scan with an optical instrument
esp. for game 1: to become glassy 2: to look for game through an optical
instrument