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glassware

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Articles made from glass, especially drinking glasses, jugs and other tableware made of glass.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

an article of tableware made of glass

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: glasswork

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: tableware

Narrower terms: crystal, cut glass, glass, Venetian glass

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English glass Proto-Germanic *warō Proto-West Germanic *waru Old English waru Middle English ware English -ware English glassware From glass + -ware.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: стъклария (stǎklarija) — tableware made of glass
  • Chinese Mandarin: 玻璃器皿 (bōlí qìmǐn) — tableware made of glass
  • Chinese Mandarin: 料器 (liàoqì) — tableware made of glass
  • Dutch: glasgoed — tableware made of glass
  • Dutch: glasservies — tableware made of glass
  • Finnish: lasitavara — tableware made of glass
  • Finnish: lasiesine — tableware made of glass
  • French: verrerie — tableware made of glass
  • German: Glasware — tableware made of glass
  • Hungarian: üvegáru — tableware made of glass
  • Hungarian: üvegedények — tableware made of glass
  • Ladino: vidreria — tableware made of glass
  • Latin: vitrea — tableware made of glass
  • Macedonian: стакла́рија (staklárija) — tableware made of glass
  • Polish: wyroby szklane — tableware made of glass
  • Spanish: cristalería — tableware made of glass
  • Ottoman Turkish: زجاجیه (zücâciye) — tableware made of glass
  • Ukrainian: скляни́й по́суд (skljanýj pósud) — tableware made of glass
  • Zazaki: cincıq — tableware made of glass