glazing — pp. Sleeping with your eyes open. Example Citation: Didn t he notice that half the room was glazing by the second session? Jokeline, Rocky Mountain News, November 22, 1996 Earliest Citation: Glazing Corporate speak for sleeping with your eyes… … New words
Glazing — Glaze Glaze (gl[=a]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Glazed} (gl[=a]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Glazing}.] [OE. glasen, glazen, fr. glas. See {Glass}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To furnish (a window, a house, a sash, a case, etc.) with glass. [1913 Webster] Two… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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bait and switch — noun a) An unscrupulous and sometimes illegal sales technique, in which an inexpensive product is advertised to attract prospective customers who are then told by sales personnel that the inexpensive product is unavailable or of poor quality and… … Wiktionary
boomsayer — (BOOM.say.ur) n. A person who predicts boom times and good news. Also: boom sayer, boom sayer. Example Citation: The State of Humanity is a ringing chorus of good tidings...Thus the volume, tough going in places because of an eye glazing number… … New words
irrational depression — (i.RASH.uh.nul di.PRESH.un) n. A feeling of unwarranted pessimism regarding the stock market or the economy. Example Citation: Investors have coined a new phrase for the relentless declines: irrational depression, a play on the famous phrase… … New words
Window — This article is about the part of a building. For the Microsoft operating system, see Microsoft Windows. For other uses, see Window (disambiguation) and Windows (disambiguation). Pair of windows, Old Ship Church, Hingham, Massachusetts … Wikipedia
Glasses — Glasses, also called eyeglasses or spectacles, are frames bearing lenses worn in front of the eyes, normally for vision correction, eye protection, or for protection from UV rays.Modern glasses are typically supported by pads on the bridge of the … Wikipedia
Glass — This article is about the material. For other uses, see Glass (disambiguation). Moldavite, a natural glass formed by meteorite impact, from Besednice, Bohemia … Wikipedia
textile — /teks tuyl, til/, n. 1. any cloth or goods produced by weaving, knitting, or felting. 2. a material, as a fiber or yarn, used in or suitable for weaving: Glass can be used as a textile. adj. 3. woven or capable of being woven: textile fabrics. 4 … Universalium
arts, East Asian — Introduction music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature. Some studies of East Asia… … Universalium