water glass

or wa·ter·glass

noun

a drinking glass; tumbler.

a glass container for holding water, as for growing bulbs, plants, or the like.

a glass tube used to indicate water level, as in a boiler.

a device for observing objects beneath the surface of the water, consisting essentially of an open tube or box with a glass bottom.

sodium silicate.

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Origin of water glass

First recorded in 1600–10

Words nearby water glass

water fountain, water gap, water gas, water gate, water gauge, water glass, water gum, water gun, water hammer, water heater, water hemlock

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Example sentences from the Web for water glass

It was doubtless by sheer accident that Smith, reaching at the moment for the salad-oil, overturned his water-glass.
The Real Man|Francis Lynde
When the surface of the water was ruffled by a breeze it was needful to use the water-glass.
Dick in the Everglades|A. W. Dimock
The water-glass is a box with a pane of glass on the bottom.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide|Augusta Foote Arnold
Through the water-glass we made out the framework of the big trap on the bottom.
Atlantic Narratives|Mary Antin

The fat, greasy hands of the Mudir fumbled towards the water-glass.
Donovan Pasha And Some People Of Egypt, Complete|Gilbert Parker

British Dictionary definitions for water glass

water glass

noun

a viscous syrupy solution of sodium silicate in water: used as a protective coating for cement and a preservative, esp for eggs

another name for water clock, water gauge

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Medical definitions for water glass

water glass

n.

soluble glass