glassen
glassen · more glassen · most glassen
Made of or consisting of glassMade of or consisting of glass.
/ˈɡlɑːsən/
Meaning
2 sensesMade of or consisting of glass.
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.
Origin
From Middle English glassen, glasen, from Old English glæsen (“made of glass”), from ProtoFrom 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.
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Forms
more glassen, most glassen| Comparative | more glassen Lesson |
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| Superlative | most glassen Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsmade of glass:glazen
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form