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Definition of Glassen
1. a. Glassy; glazed.
Definition of Glassen
1. Adjective. (obsolete) glassy; glazed ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Glassen
1. like glass [adj]
Literary usage of Glassen
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Literary Diary of Ezra Stiles: Ed. Under the Authority of the by Ezra Stiles (1901)
"... Hurricane at Wethersfield, which began in the Parish of New Britain about two
o'Clock PM and traversed thro' glassen- bury, Bolton, Coventry, Mansf &c. ..."
2. The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland [1807-1868/69] by Great Britain, George Kettilby Rickards (1824)
"... Haddock, glassen or Conger Eel, until tk Fifth Day of July One thousand eight
hundred and twenty ufe and that there shall also be paid and allowed, ..."
3. The Irish Quarterly Review (1856)
"Coal-fish in England, glassen ... The young glassen may be taken in large
quantities, and produce a large quantity of oil. ..."
4. A Collection of Statutes Connected with the General Administration of the by Great Britain, William David Evans, Anthony Hammond, Thomas Colpitts Granger (1836)
"... for the purpose of fishing for and curing cod fish, ling, hake, haddock,
glassen, or conger eel ; that is to say, a bounty of twenty shillings per ton ..."
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