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Vitreous

adjective

Of or relating to or constituting the vitreous humor of the eye.

Relating to or resembling or derived from or containing glass. "Vitreous silica"

(of ceramics) having the surface made shiny and nonporous by fusing a vitreous solution to it. Synonyms: glassy, vitrified. "Glassy porcelain" , "Hard vitreous china used for plumbing fixtures"

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... admit such classification. How are we to distinguish painting on canvas from painting on china?—or painting on china from painting on glass?—or painting on glass from infusion of color into any vitreous substance, such as enamel?—or the infusion of color into glass and enamel from the infusion of color into wool or silk, and weaving of pictures in tapestry, or patterns in dress? You will find that although, in ultimately ...

— Aratra Pentelici, Seven Lectures on the Elements of Sculpture - Given before the University of Oxford in Michaelmas Term, 1870 • John Ruskin

... Spring winked a vitreous optic at Editor Westbrook of the Minerva Magazine, and deflected him from his course. He had lunched in his favorite corner of a Broadway hotel, and was returning to his office when his feet became entangled in the lure of the vernal coquette. Which is by way of saying that he turned eastward in ...

— Strictly Business • O. Henry

... inflamed countenance and fierce, black eyes, that were somewhat vitreous, now leered down ...

— The Historical Nights' Entertainment • Rafael Sabatini

Words linked to "Vitreous" : glazed, shiny, ceramics, glass