cut glass

cut glass
noun
glass decorated by cutting or grinding facets (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms: ↑glassware, ↑glasswork

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noun
: glassware usually made of flint glass that is ornamented with patterns cut into its surface by an abrasive wheel and polished

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—cut-glass, adj.
glass ornamented or shaped by cutting or grinding with abrasive wheels.
[1835-45]

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cut glass noun
Flint glass shaped by cutting or grinding
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Main Entry: ↑cut

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cut glass UK US noun [uncountable]
glass with designs cut into its surface
Thesaurus: types and forms of glasshyponym

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cut glass,
glass shaped or decorated by grinding and polishing.

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n. glass that has been ornamented by having patterns cut into it by grinding and polishing

[as adj.] a cut-glass vase

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noun [noncount]
: glass with patterns cut into its surface for decoration
— often used before another noun

a cut-glass vase

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ˌcut ˈglass [cut glass] noun uncountable
glass with patterns cut in it

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a cut-glass vase

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For dinner, she brought out her cut glass and best china.


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