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glass onion

glass onion noun: a large hand-blown glass bottle used aboard ships to hold wine or brandy.

Noun

glass onion (plural glass onions)

  1. A large hand-blown glass bottle used aboard ships to hold wine or brandy.
    Synonyms:
    onion bottle
  2. (informal, slang) monocle.

Synonyms of glass onion

Forms of glass onion

pluralglass onions

Origin of glass onion

From its shape, resembling the vegetable.

Questions about glass onion

What does glass onion mean?
Glass onion means a large hand-blown glass bottle used aboard ships to hold wine or brandy.
What part of speech is glass onion?
Glass onion is a noun.
What is the plural of glass onion?
The plural of glass onion is glass onions.

Words near glass onion in the dictionary

  1. glass metal
  2. glass noodle
  3. glass noodles
  4. glass of antimony
  5. glass of welcome
  6. glass onion
  7. glass onions
  8. glass painting
  9. glass paintings
  10. glass paper
  11. glass parking lot

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