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berkemeyer

berkemeyer noun: a drinking glass with a wide, flared bowl, dating from 15th-century Germany and the Netherlands, with a characteristic green or yellow colour caused by iron impurities in the sand used for glass production.

Noun

berkemeyer (plural berkemeyers)

  1. A drinking glass with a wide, flared bowl, dating from 15th-century Germany and the Netherlands, with a characteristic green or yellow colour caused by iron impurities in the sand used for glass production.

Forms of berkemeyer

pluralberkemeyers

Questions about berkemeyer

What does berkemeyer mean?
Berkemeyer means a drinking glass with a wide, flared bowl, dating from 15th-century Germany and the Netherlands, with a characteristic green or yellow colour caused by iron impurities in the sand used for glass production.
What part of speech is berkemeyer?
Berkemeyer is a noun.
What is the plural of berkemeyer?
The plural of berkemeyer is berkemeyers.

Words near berkemeyer in the dictionary

  1. Berkeleyism
  2. Berkeleyite
  3. Berkeleyites
  4. berkelium
  5. Berkelland
  6. berkemeyer
  7. berkemeyers
  8. berkendoss
  9. berkendosses
  10. Berker
  11. Berkey

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