cylinder glass
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cylinder glass
An Americanism dating back to 1810–20
Example Sentences
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Vases: Have a cylinder glass vase left over from a flower arrangement someone sent you?
From Washington Post • Jul. 11, 2017
We will take a cylinder glass full of picric acid in water, and of a yellow colour.
From The Chemistry of Hat Manufacturing Lectures Delivered Before the Hat Manufacturers' Association by Shonk, Albert
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