glas

Middle English

/ˈɡlas/

noun
Definitions
  • Glass substance made with melted sand:
  • An object made of or containing glass:
  • Ground-up glass as used in alchemy and pharmaceuticals.
  • A kind of crystal similar in appearance to glass.
  • (rare) A shard or fragment of glass.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English glæs inherited from Proto-Germanic *glasą (glass).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*glasą

Gloss

glass

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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