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[ adjective ] used of eyes lacking liveliness

Synonyms

glazed

Examples

"empty eyes" "a glassy stare" "his eyes were glazed over with boredom"

Used in print

(Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)

The woman had the glassy look of an invalid , as if she had not slept at_all .

Related terms

empty

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[ adjective ] resembling glass in smoothness and shininess and slickness

Examples

"the glassy surface of the lake" "the pavement was...glassy with water"- Willa Cather

Used in print

(Stephen Longstreet, Eagles Where I Walk....)

The chevaux_de_frise , those sharp stakes and barriers around the fort at the Battery , pointed to a conflict between the town and sea_power rolling in glassy swells as the tide came_in .

Related terms

smooth

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[ adjective ] (of ceramics) having the surface made shiny and nonporous by fusing a vitreous solution to it

Synonyms

vitrified vitreous

Examples

"glazed pottery" "glassy porcelain" "hard vitreous china used for plumbing fixtures"

Related terms

ceramics glazed

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