wineglassful

[ wahyn-glas-fool, -glahs- ]

noun

, plural wine·glass·fuls.

1. the capacity of a wineglass, typically containing four to six fluid ounces.

Spelling Note

See -ful.

Word History and Origins

Origin of wineglassful¹

First recorded in 1815–25; wineglass + -ful

Example Sentences

A wineglassful of port should be added, and a good spoonful of red currant jelly should be dissolved in it.

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Stir into it half a wineglassful of brandy and an egg, the white and yolk beaten to a froth.

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The dose is a wineglassful for adults before meals and at bedtime; children, in proportion to age.

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A wineglassful several times a day in cholera, fevers, diarrhœa, etc.

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From six to ten drops of it in a wineglassful of spring water, taken immediately after the operations of the toilet are completed.

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