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green glass

American  

noun

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


green glass British  

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of green glass

First recorded in 1650–60

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Mountain Valley’s green glass bottles, guzzled by Jay-Z and Gwyneth Paltrow, were for moguls.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

“I spent all my life intimidated by any H2O product that is packaged in a green glass bottle,” said a TikTok user named makeupartistatlaw, who, inspired by Paltrow’s beverage, reviewed the brand.

From Washington Post Mar. 31, 2023

Richardson has dozens of tales of finessing the land’s details, such as the green glass embedded in the walls of the mystical sanctum area themed to Doctor Strange.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 15, 2021

To make his case, he used a prop: a green glass bottle of Monistrol cava, a cheap sparkling wine, which he placed in front of the judge.

From New York Times Aug. 2, 2019

Her favorite piece was a casserole shaped like a fish and the green glass coffee cups.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou

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