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

I leaned in to look at the jade and mumbled something about it being nice, though the green glass beads Aunt Pretty won at the county fair last year looked just as pretty and sparkled a whole lot more.

From Literature

I looked down at that tiny Sassafras Springs and I thought about Junior’s egg and Lessie Mull’s log cabin quilt, Mrs. Saylor’s jade bracelet and Aunt Pretty’s green glass beads, Eulie Rowan’s worn table and Calvin Smiley’s ordinary saw.

From Literature

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

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

“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