cut glass

American  

noun

1. glass ornamented or shaped by cutting or grinding with abrasive wheels.

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cut glass British  

noun

1. 1. glass, esp bowls, vases, etc, decorated by facet-cutting or grinding

   2. ( as modifier )

      a cut-glass vase

2. (modifier) (of an accent) upper-class; refined

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Other Word Forms

• cut-glass
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of cut glass

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

Originally from Staffordshire, Bailey made his money as a partner in Neale & Bailey, a very successful retailer of china and cut glass in the late 18th and early 19th Century.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2024

His perpetually fit father simply provides too target-rich an environment, with a jaw line that still could cut glass four decades after his first film role in “The Outsiders.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2023

One officer had a hand wound from cut glass.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 27, 2023

China’s BYD is setting operations to cut glass for displays, as well, these people said.

From New York Times • Sep. 6, 2022

Nothing happened; it was too dull to cut glass.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin