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

In the morning, we enjoyed breakfast at the Hanushka Coffee House among rows of old books, green glass reading lamps, and old-fashioned radios playing wartime swing tunes.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 17, 2022

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

Konkani brides typically wear a traditional sari with green glass bangles and often wear a white sash, known as a khol.

From New York Times ● Mar. 3, 2020

They were of a green glass so dark that it appeared black, and I put them on immediately, plunging into blackness and moving outside.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison