glassie

/ˈgla-sē/ (ame, mw)

glassie — noun

1. A small, round ball made of coloured glass that children shoot or roll in marble

1.名詞B2
釋義

A small, round ball made of coloured glass that children shoot or roll in marble games, trying to hit other players' balls.

例句

Nathan won five glassies after beating Chen in the school marble tournament.

collocation: win + glassies

The children knelt on the dusty ground, aiming their glassies at the target circle.

同義詞
  • marble

    the general term for any small toy ball used in the game, whether glass, clay, or stone

  • aggie

    a marble made of agate rather than glass; more expensive and historically older

  • shooter

    a larger, heavier marble used to shoot at other marbles, not necessarily made of glass

文法句型

glassie + verb (singular/plural)

number + glassies

用法筆記

Frequently appears in the plural form (glassies) because the game involves multiple marbles. The singular (a glassie) is used when referring to one marble as a countable item.

常見錯誤

❌I found a pretty glassy in the park.
✅I found a pretty glassie in the park.
💡'Glassy' is an adjective meaning 'like glass'; the marble is spelled 'glassie'.