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cut glass
noun
- glass ornamented or shaped by cutting or grinding with abrasive wheels.
cut glass
noun
- glass, esp bowls, vases, etc, decorated by facet-cutting or grinding
- ( as modifier )
a cut-glass vase
- modifier (of an accent) upper-class; refined
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- cut-glass adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cut glass1
First recorded in 1835–45
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Example Sentences
I have seen a set of cut-glass sent to Calcutta for the purpose, or a girandole, too handsome for Brazilian purchasers.
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He carried a tray, and went up to a small round table, gleaming with cut-glass and silver, on which supper had been laid.
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There sat Aunt Jane behind the cut glass bowl of preserved fruit, with the untouched silver spoon at hand.
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Two jugs, one of porcelain and one of cut glass, stood on the table, in company with a large tumbler and a cup with a spoon in it.
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Now he tapped gently on the cut glass with an iron chisel, whose head was covered by a piece of felt cloth to deaden the sound.
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