different between glassy vs tyrolite

English

Etymology

From Middle English glasy, equivalent to glass +? -y. Compare Saterland Frisian glääsich (“glassy”), Dutch glazig (“glassy”), German Low German glasig (“glassy”), German glasig (“glassy”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?l??si/

• Rhymes: -??si

• (US) IPA^(key): /?læsi/

• Rhymes: -æsi

Adjective

glassy (comparative glassier, superlative glassiest)

1. Of or like glass, especially in being smooth and somewhat reflective.
2. Including a lot of glass.
3. Dull; expressionless.

   the glassy eyes of a person in a trance

4. (surfing, of water, not comparable) Lacking any chop; smooth and mostly flat.

Derived terms

• glassily
• glassiness

Translations

Noun

glassy (plural glassies)

1. (Ulster) Glass marble.

Alternative forms

• glasser

English

Etymology

Tyrol (“place name in Austria, where it was discovered”) +? -ite

Noun

tyrolite (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) A hydrated calcium copper arsenate carbonate mineral that forms glassy blue to green orthorhombic radial crystals and botryoidal masses.

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Tyrolite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
• “tyrolite”, in Mindat.org?^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.

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