green glass


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

Origin of green glass

1
First recorded in 1650–60

Words Nearby green glass

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How to use green glass in a sentence

  • Nothing in the world but a row of green glass bottles turned upside down and embedded in cement!

  • Here, in a damp depression among the reeds, had lain the wicker-covered bottle of green glass in which they carried their water.

  • Look here: this thing ain't even a fool arrow-head; it's nothin' but a bit o' green glass!

    The Aztec Treasure-House | Thomas Allibone Janvier
  • The grass blades on the ordered lawns were green glass along which the quiet light trickled.

    Narcissus | Evelyn Scott
  • A strange sight met my eyes through the green glass goggles which I wore over them.

British Dictionary definitions for green glass

green glass

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

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