glasshouse (ˈɡlɑːsˌhaʊs) ![]() | |
| —n | |
| 1. | (Brit) a glass building, esp a greenhouse, used for growing plants in protected or controlled conditions |
| 2. | obsolete, informal chiefly (Brit) a military detention centre |
| 3. | (US) another word for glassworks |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |