Emily Dickinson Lexicon

glass, n. [OE.]

1. Transparent, rigid, fragile material used to make windows, drinking glasses, etc.
2. Cylindrical object made of glass used to hold liquids, from which one drinks.
3. Microscope; device permitting very close examination of a specimen, enabling the user to see minute details otherwise unseeable.
4. Mirror; object made of glass in which one may see his or her own reflection.
5. Vase; object, often cylindrical, used to hold picked flowers in water.
6. Window; pane or sheet of glass in a wooden frame in a wall of a house, letting in light and permitting occupants to look outside.
7. Glass-like, mirror-like surface of well-water.
8. Unknown meaning.