glasshouse

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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noun a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions

From Middle English glasehows, glashous, glashows; equivalent to glass + house.

Soon they were alone in the chilly glasshouse with the moon and a star or two besides. — The Passionate Elopement, Compton MacKenzie
The miscreants who attacked him appear to have been respectably dressed men, who escaped from the bystanders by passing through the Café Royal and out into Glasshouse Street behind it. — The case-book of Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle
It may be observed, in passing, that this prodigious glass is said to have been molded at the glasshouse of Messrs. Hartley and Grant, in Dumbarton; but Messrs. H. and G.‘s establishment had ceased operations for many years previous to the publication of the hoax. — The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition: Table Of Contents And Index Of The Five Volumes, Edgar Allan Poe

greenhouse, nursery

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