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carnival glass

carnival glass noun: a type of glassware dating from the early 20th century, notable for lustrous colors.

carnival glass: a type of glassware dating from the early 20th century, notable for lustrous colors
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Noun

carnival glass (uncountable)

  1. A type of glassware dating from the early 20th century, notable for lustrous colors.
    • Consider, for example, the phenomenon of carnival glass. Known also as taffeta glass, it got its more popular name from the fact it was once given away as prizes in carnivals.1983, Ford Times, volume 76, number 4, page 23

Synonyms of carnival glass

All synonyms of carnival glass

Origin of carnival glass

So called because it was sometimes given as prizes at carnivals and fairgrounds.

Questions about carnival glass

What does carnival glass mean?
Carnival glass means a type of glassware dating from the early 20th century, notable for lustrous colors.
What part of speech is carnival glass?
Carnival glass is a noun.

Words near carnival glass in the dictionary

  1. carnitine
  2. carnitines
  3. carnityl
  4. carnitylated
  5. carnival
  6. carnival glass
  7. carnivaled
  8. carnivalesque
  9. carnivalic
  10. carnivaling
  11. carnivalistic

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