English Explanatory Dictionary

milk glass

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Opaque glass, especially the kind having a white shade; first produced in Italy in the 1500s as an imitation of Chinese porcelain.
  2. A drinking glass intended or currently used for milk.

Word forms

milk glass milk glasses

Etymology

(opaque glass): Referring to the milky look of this type of glass.

Related words

milk-glass milkglass
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