green glass

American  

noun

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

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green glass British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of green glass

First recorded in 1650–60

Example Sentences

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green glass

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

“The spears prick upward, tender green, glass green, bright green, darker green, to spread the blossoms and the fine seeds like brown lace,” she wrote.

From New York Times ● Jan. 27, 2020

Each desk has two lamps with green glass shades, and two microscopes, old microscopes, with heavy thin tubing and brass fittings.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood