Definition of 'cut glass'

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cut glass

also cut-glass

uncountable noun [oft NOUN noun]

Cut glass is glass that has patterns cut into its surface.

...a cut-glass bowl.

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cut glass in British

noun

glass, esp bowls, vases, etc, decorated by facet-cutting or grinding

(as modifier)

a cut-glass vase

2. (modifier)

(of an accent) upper-class; refined

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cut-glass in British

(ˈkʌtɡlɑːs)

modifier

made of cut glass

(of an accent) upper-class; refined

his cut-glass English accent

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cut glass in American

glass, esp. flint glass, shaped or ornamented by grinding and polishing

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Her hands itched to explore the contrasting textures of lace curtains, polished chintz, cut glass, and gilt. Susan Elizabeth Phillips HEAVEN, TEXAS (1995)

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Used Rarely. cut glass is in the lower 50% of commonly used words in the Collins dictionary

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Definition of cut glass from the Collins English Dictionary

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