Part 4828

<hw>Glass"ite</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A member of a Scottish sect, founded in the 18th century by John <i>Glass</i>, a minister of the Established Church of Scotland, who taught that justifying faith is "no more than a simple assent to the divine testimone passively recived by the understanding." The English and American adherents of this faith are called <i>Sandemanians</i>, after Robert <i>Sandeman</i>, the son-in-law and disciple of Glass.</def>

<mhw><h1>Glass maker, &or; Glassmaker</h1> <Xpage=629>

<hw>Glass" mak`er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, &or; <hw>Glass"mak`er</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who makes, or manufactures, glass.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Glass" mak`ing</wf>, &or; <wf>Glass"mak`ing</wf>, <tt>n.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Glass-rope</h1> <Xpage=629>

<hw>Glass"-rope`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A remarkable vitreous sponge, of the genus <spn>Hyalonema</spn>, first brought from Japan. It has a long stem, consisting of a bundle of long and large, glassy, siliceous fibers, twisted together.</def>

<h1>Glass-snail</h1> <Xpage=629>

<hw>Glass"-snail`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A small, transparent, land snail, of the genus <spn>Vitrina</spn>.</def>

<h1>Glass-snake</h1> <Xpage=629>

<hw>Glass"-snake`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A long, footless lizard (<spn>Ophiosaurus ventralis</spn>), of the Southern United States; -- so called from its fragility, the tail easily breaking into small pieces. It grows to the length of three feet. The name is applied also to similar species found in the Old World.</def>

<h1>Glass-sponge</h1> <Xpage=629>

<hw>Glass"-sponge`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A siliceous sponge, of the genus <spn>Hyalonema</spn>, and allied genera; -- so called from their glassy fibers or spicules; -- called also <altname>vitreous sponge</altname>. See <er>Glass-rope</er>, and <er>Euplectella</er>.</def>

<h1>Glassware</h1> <Xpage=629>

<hw>Glass"ware</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Ware, or articles collectively, made of glass.</def>

<h1>Glasswork</h1> <Xpage=629>

<hw>Glass"work`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Manufacture of glass; articles or ornamentation made of glass.</def>

<h1>Glasswort</h1> <Xpage=629>

<hw>Glass"wort`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A seashore plant of the Spinach family (<spn>Salicornia herbacea</spn>), with succulent jointed stems; also, a prickly plant of the same family (<spn>Salsola Kali</spn>), both formerly burned for the sake of the ashes, which yield soda for making glass and soap.</def>

<h1>Glassy</h1> <Xpage=629>

<hw>Glass"y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Made of glass; vitreous; <as>as, a <ex>glassy</ex> substance</as>.</def>

<i>Bacon.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Resembling glass in its properties, as in smoothness, brittleness, or transparency; <as>as, a <ex>glassy</ex> stream; a <ex>glassy</ex> surface; the <ex>glassy</ex> deep.</as></def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Dull; wanting life or fire; lackluster; -- said of the eyes.</def> "In his <i>glassy</i> eye."

<i>Byron.</i>

<cs><col>Glassy feldspar</col> <fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>a variety of orthoclase; sanidine.</cd></cs>

<h1>Glasstonbury thorn</h1> <Xpage=629>

<hw>Glass"ton*bur*y thorn`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A variety of the common hawthorn.</def>

<i>Loudon.</i>

<h1>Glasynge</h1> <Xpage=629>