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excise glass

excise glass noun: a small decorative glass object, often hollow-stemmed, manufactured in the mid-1700s when glass was taxed by weight.

Noun

excise glass (plural excise glasses)

  1. (UK, historical) A small decorative glass object, often hollow-stemmed, manufactured in the mid-1700s when glass was taxed by weight.

Forms of excise glass

pluralexcise glasses

Questions about excise glass

What does excise glass mean?
Excise glass means a small decorative glass object, often hollow-stemmed, manufactured in the mid-1700s when glass was taxed by weight.
What part of speech is excise glass?
Excise glass is a noun.
What is the plural of excise glass?
The plural of excise glass is excise glasses.

Words near excise glass in the dictionary

  1. excisase
  2. excisases
  3. excise
  4. excise duties
  5. excise duty
  6. excise glass
  7. excise glasses
  8. excise tax
  9. excise taxes
  10. exciseable
  11. excised

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