Adjective
- 1. vitreous
- usage: of or relating to or constituting the vitreous humor of the eye; "the vitreous chamber"
- 2. vitreous
- usage: relating to or resembling or derived from or containing glass; "vitreous rocks"; "vitreous silica"
- 3. glassy, vitreous, vitrified, glazed (vs. unglazed), shiny
- usage: (of ceramics) having the surface made shiny and nonporous by fusing a vitreous solution to it; "glazed pottery"; "glassy porcelain"; "hard vitreous china used for plumbing fixtures"
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