GLASSITE
Glass"ite, n.
Defn: A member of a Scottish sect, founded in the 18th century by John Glass, a minister of the Established Church of Scotland, who taught that justifying faith is "no more than a simple assent to the divine testimone passively recived by the understanding." The English and American adherents of this faith are called Sandemanians, after Robert Sandeman, the son-in-law and disciple of Glass.
GLASS MAKER; GLASSMAKER
Glass" mak`er, or; Glass"mak`er, n.
Defn: One who makes, or manufactures, glass.
— Glass" mak`ing, or Glass"mak`ing, n.
GLASS-ROPE
Glass"-rope`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A remarkable vitreous sponge, of the genus Hyalonema, first brought from Japan. It has a long stem, consisting of a bundle of long and large, glassy, siliceous fibers, twisted together.
GLASS-SNAIL
Glass"-snail`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A small, transparent, land snail, of the genus Vitrina.
GLASS-SNAKE
Glass"-snake`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A long, footless lizard (Ophiosaurus ventralis), of the Southern United States; — so called from its fragility, the tail easily breaking into small pieces. It grows to the length of three feet. The name is applied also to similar species found in the Old World.