/ ˈvɪtriəs; NAmE / adjective
( technical ) hard, shiny and transparent like glass :
vitreous enamel
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Latin vitreus (from vitrum glass) + -ous .
/ ˈvɪtriəs; NAmE / adjective
( technical ) hard, shiny and transparent like glass :
vitreous enamel
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Latin vitreus (from vitrum glass) + -ous .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005