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show glass

show glass is the alternative form of show-glass.

Meaning of show-glass

Noun

show-glass (plural show-glasses)

  1. (obsolete) A glass that displays objects; a mirror.
  2. A display case
    • Show glasses filled with all sorts of expensive jewelry.2019, Dariel Williamson, A Good Wife Gone Bad, page 8

Forms of show glass

pluralshow glasses

Questions about show glass

What is show glass the alternative form of?
Show glass is the alternative form of show-glass.

Words near show glass in the dictionary

  1. show end
  2. show ends
  3. show flat
  4. show flats
  5. show forth
  6. show glass
  7. show glasses
  8. show globe
  9. show globes
  10. show half ball
  11. show home

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