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milk glass

milk glass noun: opaque glass, especially the kind having a white shade; first produced in Italy in the 1500s as an imitation of Chinese porcelain.

milk glass: opaque glass, especially the kind having a white shade; first produced in Italy in the 1500s as an...
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Noun

milk glass (countable and uncountable, plural milk glasses)

  1. (uncountable, usually) Opaque glass, especially the kind having a white shade; first produced in Italy in the 1500s as an imitation of Chinese porcelain.
  2. (countable) A drinking glass intended or currently used for milk.

Forms of milk glass

pluralmilk glasses

Origin of milk glass

(opaque glass): Referring to the milky look of this type of glass.

Questions about milk glass

What does milk glass mean?
Milk glass means opaque glass, especially the kind having a white shade; first produced in Italy in the 1500s as an imitation of Chinese porcelain.
What part of speech is milk glass?
Milk glass is a noun.
What is the plural of milk glass?
The plural of milk glass is milk glasses.

Words near milk glass in the dictionary

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  8. milk gravy
  9. milk hedge
  10. milk house
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