glassed-in
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of glassed-in
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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Pelletier, a Lego fan himself, says he advises clients to avoid rooms with too much sunlight—lest bricks discolor—and use glassed-in cabinets to display creations, thereby avoiding dust.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2025
At the rear of the gallery, two sculptures of multitiered shelving, each glassed-in and brightly illuminated from within by fluorescent lights, expand on the connection.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2023
At the biosphere, I wonder which section of glassed-in trees I need to go through to get to the talk about how cave diving is like living on the moon.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 10, 2023
For the unveiling of three series in the glassed-in Sidewalk Studio.
From New York Times ● Nov. 3, 2022
He pointed to someone in a glassed-in room taking samples out of a petri dish with a pipette and putting it under a large, heavy-duty microscope hooked up to a computer monitor.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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