1.A hard, brittle, noncrystalline, more or less transparent substanceproduced by
fusion, usually consisting of mutually dissolved silica andsilicates that also cont ain soda and lime, as in the ordinary variety usedfor windows and bottles.
2.any artificial or natural substance having similar properties andcomposition, a s fused borax, obsidian, or the like.
3.something made of such a substance, as a windowpane.
4.a tumbler or other comparatively tall, handleless drinking container.
5.glasses, Also called eyeglasses. a device to compensate for defectivevision or to protect the eyes from light, dust, and the like, consistingusually of two gla ss or plastic lenses set in a frame that includes anosepiece for resting on the bri dge of the nose and two sidepiecesextending over or around the ears (usually u sed with pair of).