be-glassed
be-glassed is the alternative form of beglassed.
Meaning of beglassed
Adjective
beglassed (not comparable)
- Synonym of bespectacled.
- If the child of five needs glasses to prevent injury to the eyes and to the health, the chances are that at a later age the double injury will not be avoided except by glasses. All the nonsense about “bespectacled children” and a “beglassed nation” must be contemptuously put down. If the facts are...1902 September 13, American Medicine, page 402
- Synonyms:
- bespectacled
- Covered with glass, such as a building with a façade comprised primarily of windows.
- From then until the time for closing a constant stream of delighted visitors marched through the great beglassed structures.1915 April 5, “Great Crowds Admire Shows in the Parks; Oakland and Northside Conservatories Meccas for Flower Lovers. Weather of Day Perfect”, in The Pittsburgh Post, 73rd year, number 208, page one
Questions about be-glassed
- What is be-glassed the alternative form of?
- Be-glassed is the alternative form of beglassed.
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