semivitreous

[ sem-ee-vi-tree-uhs, sem-ahy- ]

/ ˌsɛm iˈvɪ tri əs, ˌsɛm aɪ- /

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adjective (of ceramics)

partially vitreous.

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Origin of semivitreous

First recorded in 1775–85; semi- + vitreous

How to use semivitreous in a sentence

Here they are semi-touching at a grocery store; she likes kombucha.
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Brinsley stepped up to the passenger side of the patrol car, raised a silver Taurus semi-automatic pistol and began firing.
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Tiger Lily and her tribe, however, were outfitted in semi-realistic outfits (read: nearly naked).
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For the next hour and half I was the willing sex slave of a semi-professional Master I had met through a friend.
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After curing the elderly of their semi-suicidal depression, winning the White House must seem like a snap.
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Our troops have done all that flesh and blood can do against semi-permanent works, and they are not able to carry them.
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The stop-keys will be seen arranged in an inclined semi-circle overhanging and just above the keyboards.
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There are four types: bituminous (soft), anthracite (hard), semi-bituminous and semi-anthracite.
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There were semi-savage native chiefs, and there were others, like Aguinaldo himself, with humane instincts.
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The brilliant light of a policeman's torch sliced through the semi-darkness and spotted him.
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British Dictionary definitions for semivitreous

semivitreous

/ (ˌsɛmɪˈvɪtrɪəs) /

adjective

partially vitreous

ceramics not wholly impervious to liquid

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