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♦ glass /glɑ:s/A n.1 [u] vetro ( anche di finestra, finestrino, orologio, quadro, ecc.); cristallo: Glass breaks easily, il vetro si rompe facilmente; plants grown under glass, piante coltivate sotto vetro; frosted glass, vetro smerigliato3 (= drinking glass) bicchiere: I drank a glass of wine, bevvi un bicchiere di vino; to refill sb. 's glass, riempire (di nuovo) il bicchiere di q.7 [u] (collett.) oggetti di vetro; vetrame; vetri; cristalli: a sound of broken glass, un rumore di vetri infranti; a house with a good stock of glass and china, una casa ben provvista di cristalli e porcellane8 (pl.) occhiali; lenti: to wear glasses, portare gli occhiali; reading glasses, occhiali da lettura; occhiali per vedere da vicinoB a. attr.● glass beveller, molatore di vetri □ glass bevelling, molatura di vetri □ glass-blower, soffiatore ( di vetro) □ glass-blowing, soffiatura del vetro □ glass cabinet, vetrina ( il mobile) □ glass case, vetrinetta; teca □ glass ceiling, tetto di cristallo (barriera non ufficiale che impedisce alle donne e o agli appartenenti a minoranze di salire ai vertici della carriera) □ glass curtain, tendina a vetro; ( anche, edil.) pannello di vetro ( per balconi, ecc.) □ glass cutter, diamante (tagliavetro) □ glass decorator, vetraio ( artista) □ glass eye, (vet.) cecità ( dei cavalli); (fig. fam. USA) rifiuto di vedere: to have developed a glass eye for the new road safety signs, (voler) ignorare i nuovi segnali per la sicurezza stradale □ glass fibre, fibra di vetro □ ( sport) glass-fibre pole, asta di fibra di vetro □ ( arte) glass fusing, vetrofusione □ (mus.) glass harmonica, glass harmonica □ ( boxe) a glass jaw, una mascella di vetro ( cioè, fragilissima) □ (chim.) glass of antimony, vetro d'antimonio □ glass-painting, pittura vetraria; vetrocromia □ glass paper, carta vetrata □ glass shade, campana di vetro; globo di vetro □ glass silvering, argentatura di vetri □ (miner.) glass soap, pirolusite □ (autom.) glass sunroof, tettuccio apribile di vetro □ glass wool, lana di vetro □ glass worker, vetraio ( operaio) □ to be fond of one's glass, essere amante del bere □ to have had a glass too much, aver bevuto un bicchiere di troppo.(to) glass /glɑ:s/v. t.3 conservare in un vaso di vetro; mettere sotto vetro4 specchiare; riflettere● to glass in, chiudere (o coprire) con vetri.
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glass harmonica — Harmonica Har*mon i*ca ( [i^]*k[.a]), n. [Fem. fr. L. harmonicus harmonic. See {Harmonic}, n. ] 1. A musical instrument, consisting of a series of hemispherical glasses which, by touching the edges with the dampened finger, give forth the tones;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
glass harmonica — n. a musical instrument consisting of a conveniently arranged series of graduated glasses from which tones are produced by rubbing the edges with a wet finger … English World dictionary
Glass harmonica — The glass harmonica, also known as the glass armonica, hydrocrystalophone, or simply armonica (derived from armonia , the Italian word for harmony), is a type of musical instrument that uses a series of glass bowls or goblets graduated in size to … Wikipedia
glass harmonica — glass′ harmon′ica n. mad a musical instrument composed of a set of graduated, revolving glass bowls, the rims of which are moistened and set in vibration by friction from the fingertips • Etymology: 1905–10 … From formal English to slang
glass harmonica — a musical instrument composed of a set of graduated, revolving glass bowls, the rims of which are moistened and set in vibration by friction from the fingertips. [1905 10] * * * ▪ musical instrument musical instrument consisting of a set of … Universalium
Glass-harmonica — Glassharmonica Glassharmonica de Benjamin Franklin Le glassharmonica (harmonica de verre ou, plus exactement Armonica de verre en français, en raison de l origine italienne du mot, ainsi que l a dénommé son inventeur dans la première lettre qui… … Wikipédia en Français
glass harmonica — noun Date: circa 1909 a musical instrument consisting of a series of rotating glass bowls of differing sizes played by touching the dampened edges with a finger … New Collegiate Dictionary
glass harmonica — noun A musical instrument composed of a series of spinning glass bowls, played with the fingers, invented by Benjamin Franklin. See armonica. Syn: musical glasses … Wiktionary
glass harmonica — noun a musical instrument consisting of a row of glass bowls, played by rubbing the rims with a finger or by keys … English new terms dictionary
glass harmonica — /ˌglas haˈmɒnɪkə/ (say .glahs hah monikuh) noun an instrument consisting of a series of glass bowls graduated in size which can be played by the friction of the moistened finger; invented by Benjamin Franklin …
glass harmonica — noun : a musical instrument of the 18th and 19th centuries consisting of a series of hemispherical glasses turning on an axis and played by touching the edges with a dampened finger … Useful english dictionary