broad glass

noun

1. cylinder glass.

Word History and Origins

Origin of broad glass¹

First recorded in 1670–80

Example Sentences

At Columbus and West 66th Street, Mr. Wittrock pointed to the broad glass expanse of his alma mater.

From New York Times

My father explained this to me while he was decanting a bottle, his voice hushed with concentration as he poured the crimson liquid through the little glowing circle of candlelight and onto the broad glass lip of the decanter, watching for the first dark bits of wine waste—the hated sediment—at which point he stopped.

From The New Yorker

Entered through a broad glass door, the 1950s residence opens to a formal living room with a wall fireplace.

From Los Angeles Times

He clad it in gently illuminated onyx, and its glow will be visible from the street through broad glass windows.

From New York Times

Sheet glass, formerly called broad glass, was originally made on the Continent; but its manufacture, first established in this country by the introduction of foreign workmen, has extended to very large dimensions, and the quality of English sheet is now quite equal, if not superior, to anything that is produced abroad.

From Project Gutenberg