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milk glass

noun

  1. an opaque white glass.


milk glass

noun

  1. opaque white glass, originally produced in imitation of Chinese porcelain
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of milk glass1

First recorded in 1870–75
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Example Sentences

A piece of milk-glass M intervenes between L and H, to temper the illumination.

It is about eighteen inches in diameter, and is made of porcelain or milk glass and is oval in form.

I saw Edouard suddenly reach for the milk glass in front of his plate, and hand it back to Abonus with the disdain of a duchess.

The background BB has a second groove to take a piece of milk-glass M.

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