glassful

[ glas-fool, glahs- ]

noun

, plural glass·fuls.

1. an amount contained by or sufficient to fill a glass or tumbler.

Spelling Note

See -ful.

Word History and Origins

Origin of glassful¹

before 900; Middle English; Old English glæs full. See glass, -ful

Example Sentences

One wine-glassful of this solution, added to half a pint of tepid water, is sufficient for each application.

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Pour on a wine-glassful of Sauterne or vin de Grave, and strew over it some Spanish pimento.

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The stomach of a woman who poisoned herself by drinking a wine-glassful of acid before breakfast.

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Add a glassful of white wine, a tablespoonful of mushroom catsup and one of lemon pickle, thicken with butter rolled in flour.

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For a child two or three years old, the proper dose is a tea-spoonful mixed in a wine-glassful of water.

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