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glasshouse
CIDE DICTIONARY
glasshouse, n.
A house where glass is made; a commercial house that deals in glassware. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
glasshouse, n.
1 a greenhouse.
2 Brit. sl. a military prison.
3 a building where glass is made.
1 a greenhouse.
2 Brit. sl. a military prison.
3 a building where glass is made.
THESAURUS
glasshouse
alcove, arbor, bower, cloche, cold frame, conservatory, coolhouse, forcing bed, forcing house, forcing pit, gazebo, greenhouse, hotbed, hothouse, kiosk, lathhouse, nursery, orangery, pergola, pinery, retreat, seedbed, summerhouseFor further exploring for "glasshouse" in Webster Dictionary Online