cylinder glass

noun

1. a sheet of glass formed originally in the shape of a cylinder and then divided lengthwise and flattened.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cylinder glass¹

An Americanism dating back to 1810–20

Example Sentences

Vases: Have a cylinder glass vase left over from a flower arrangement someone sent you?

From Washington Post

We will take a cylinder glass full of picric acid in water, and of a yellow colour.

From Project Gutenberg