English Explanatory Dictionary

glassen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Made of or consisting of glass.
  2. Resembling glass; glassy; glazed.
verb
  1. To coat or cover (e.g. pottery, etc.) with glaze; make glassy.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡlɑːsən/ /ˈɡlæsən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-glassen.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-glassen2.wav

Word forms

glassen more glassen most glassen glassens glassening glassened

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.

Synonyms

glazen glaze
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