green glass
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of green glass
First recorded in 1650–60
Example Sentences
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A delicate green glass pendant in her bedroom that she found on Invaluable reminds her of Morocco, creating a sense of intimacy and connection with her space.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2025
During at least two days of the trial, which ended Thursday with a judgment in Paltrow’s favor, the actress toted a half-liter green glass bottle from which she took fortifying swigs.
From Washington Post • Mar. 31, 2023
Climb a level, and you’ll find yourself in the glassy indoor-outdoor chapel and event terrace, which is encased in an electric shade of emerald green glass.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2022
“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
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
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