glasshouse

noun

glass·​house ˈglas-ˌhau̇s How to pronounce glasshouse (audio)
1
: a place where glass is made
2
chiefly British : greenhouse
3
British : a military prison

Examples of glasshouse in a Sentence

a glasshouse for growing tropical plants
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Meanwhile, the Cascade Garden has been relocated to a new 3,800-square-foot glasshouse filled with tropical plantings. Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024 The project also preserved several glasshouses and renovated the Waterlily Court, the latter of which will open in the spring of 2025. Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024 The folks in Turin have done away with the glasshouse completely but devised a nifty way to protect your neck. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Aug. 2023 According to Marc Hachadourian, NYBG’s director of glasshouse horticulture and senior curator of orchids, orchids were gifted to socialites and movie stars of the 1920s by horticulturists to increase their popularity. Isiah Magsino, Town & Country, 16 Feb. 2023 See all Example Sentences for glasshouse 

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of glasshouse was in the 14th century

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“Glasshouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glasshouse. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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