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glass

/ɡlæs/ noun A1
  1. An amorphous solid, often transparent substance, usually made by melting silica sand with various additives (for most purposes, a mixture of soda, potash and lime is added). (uncountable) · This tabletop is made of glass.· A popular myth is that window glass is actually an extremely viscous liquid.
  2. Any amorphous solid (one without a regular crystal lattice). (countable, uncountable)
  3. A vessel from which one drinks, especially one made of glass, plastic, or similar translucent or semi-translucent material. (countable) · Would you like a glass of wine?· Fill my glass with milk, please.
  4. The quantity of liquid contained in such a vessel. (countable, uncountable) · There is half a glass of milk in each pound of chocolate we produce.
  5. Glassware. (uncountable) · We collected art glass.
  6. A mirror. (countable, uncountable) · She adjusted her lipstick in the glass.
  7. A magnifying glass or loupe. (countable, uncountable)
  8. A telescope. (countable, uncountable)

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And be the sky's blue looking-glass;
A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 2 · C1
“Come, come,” said the young man, “a glass of wine, father, will revive you.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 13 · C1
“A pretty silence truly!” said the old father of the bridegroom, as he carried to his lips a glass of wine of the hue and brightness of the topaz, and which had just been placed before Mercédès herself.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 25 · C1
All of them had green glasses in them.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 63 · B2

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