glassware

[ glas-wair, glahs- ]

noun

1. articles of glass, especially drinking glasses.

glassware

/ ˈɡlɑːsˌwɛə /

noun

1. articles made of glass

Word History and Origins

Origin of glassware¹

First recorded in 1705–15; glass + ware ¹

Example Sentences

Under the auspices of the Saint Heron collective she founded in 2013, Solange, 38, has mounted performance-art pieces in museums and galleries around the world; composed a score for New York City Ballet; and even designed a line of glassware meant, in her words, to reveal “the sentience of household objects through the landscape of Black domesticity.”

From Los Angeles Times

Inside, the shelves are packed with thousands of items: from an upturned bathtub and dented porthole, to intricately etched glassware and tiny buttons.

From BBC

The smoke shop near a busy intersection in a gentrifying Long Beach neighborhood looked much like any other — one wall had a vast array of bongs and glassware, another featured dozens of brands of nicotine vapes.

From Los Angeles Times

At retailers like Molu Yobi, Monkey Pants and Sanrio, business is brisk for the latest multi-colored backpacks, plushies and Hello Kitty merchandise, while the gift shop Rafu Bussan still finds customers for imports like sake glassware, Hasami porcelain and Kaga dolls.

From Los Angeles Times

And for the hard-to-please folks on your holiday list, the UW Surplus Store, on 25th Avenue Northeast, just east of the University of Washington, is your go-to source for such finds as used dorm furniture, spare graduation robes, hospital beds, lab glassware, even medical equipment.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• silverware