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Depression glass

Depression glass noun: cheap translucent machine-made glassware of the Great Depression era, often in bright colors.

Noun

Depression glass (uncountable)

  1. Cheap translucent machine-made glassware of the Great Depression era, often in bright colors.

Questions about Depression glass

What does Depression glass mean?
Depression glass means cheap translucent machine-made glassware of the Great Depression era, often in bright colors.
What part of speech is Depression glass?
Depression glass is a noun.

Words near Depression glass in the dictionary

  1. depressingly
  2. depressingness
  3. depression
  4. Depression cake
  5. Depression cakes
  6. Depression glass
  7. depressional
  8. depressionary
  9. depressionism
  10. depressionist
  11. depressionists

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