- milk glass
- noun Date: 1869 an opaque and typically milky white glass used especially for novelty and ornamental objects
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Milk glass — Milk Milk (m[i^]lk), n. [AS. meoluc, meoloc, meolc, milc; akin to OFries. meloc, D. melk, G. milch, OHG. miluh, Icel. mj[=o]lk, Sw. mj[ o]lk, Dan. melk, Goth. miluks, G. melken to milk, OHG. melchan, Lith. milszti, L. mulgere, Gr. ame lgein.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
milk glass — milk′ glass n. cer an opaque white glass • Etymology: 1870–75 … From formal English to slang
milk glass — n. a translucent or nearly opaque whitish glass … English World dictionary
Milk glass — Decorative pedestal milk glass bowl Milk glass is an opaque or translucent,[citation needed] milky white or colored glass, blown or pressed into a wide variety of shapes. First made in Venice in the 16th century, colors include blue, pin … Wikipedia
milk glass — noun a milky white translucent or opaque glass • Syn: ↑opal glass • Hypernyms: ↑glass * * * noun : opaque glass originally milky white but later made in many colors * * * an opaque white glass. [1870 75] * * * milk glass noun A … Useful english dictionary
milk glass — an opaque white glass. [1870 75] * * * opaque white glass (as opposed to white, or clear, glass) that was originally made in Venice before 1500 and in Florence between 1575 and 1587, where it was intended to simulate porcelain. In northern… … Universalium
milk glass — baltasis stiklas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. bone glass; milk glass; opal glass vok. Milchglas, n; Opalglas, n; Trübglas, n rus. молочное стекло, n; опаловое стекло, n pranc. verre opale, m; verre opalescent, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas
milk glass — pienstiklis statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Drumstikliais balintas stiklas, pro kurį nesimato degančios elektros lempos siūlelio. atitikmenys: angl. bone glass; milk glass rus. молочное стекло … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
milk glass — noun semi translucent glass, whitened by the addition of various ingredients … English new terms dictionary
Milk — (m[i^]lk), n. [AS. meoluc, meoloc, meolc, milc; akin to OFries. meloc, D. melk, G. milch, OHG. miluh, Icel. mj[=o]lk, Sw. mj[ o]lk, Dan. melk, Goth. miluks, G. melken to milk, OHG. melchan, Lith. milszti, L. mulgere, Gr. ame lgein. [root]107. Cf … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
