milk glass

noun

an opaque white glass.

Origin of milk glass

First recorded in 1870–75

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A piece of milk-glass M intervenes between L and H, to temper the illumination.
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The background BB has a second groove to take a piece of milk-glass M.
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British Dictionary definitions for milk glass

milk glass

noun

opaque white glass, originally produced in imitation of Chinese porcelain

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