milk glass
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of milk glass
First recorded in 1870–75
Example Sentences
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If it calls to mind your grandmother’s milk glass, it’s because it is.
From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2022
Show off your collection of milk glass or vintage Pyrex by adding an extra shelf on top of your kitchen cabinets.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2022
The page stopped by Manchin’s desk a fourth time to deliver a coaster for the milk glass that he forgot the first two times into the cloakroom.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 27, 2020
We used it on a $25 Craigslist picnic table and a $4 shade from the hardware store, de-countrifying a sweet tag-sale milk glass lamp.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 22, 2015
Fire flickered within the oil lamp’s milk glass shade.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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