green glass

noun

1. glass of low quality, colored green by impurities in the materials from which it is made.

green glass

noun

1. glass in its natural colour, usually greenish as a result of metallic substances in the raw materials

Word History and Origins

Origin of green glass¹

First recorded in 1650–60

Example Sentences

Nothing in the world but a row of green glass bottles turned upside down and embedded in cement!

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Here, in a damp depression among the reeds, had lain the wicker-covered bottle of green glass in which they carried their water.

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Look here: this thing ain't even a fool arrow-head; it's nothin' but a bit o' green glass!

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The grass blades on the ordered lawns were green glass along which the quiet light trickled.

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A strange sight met my eyes through the green glass goggles which I wore over them.

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