wineglass

B2 Topic:Food & Drink
US /ˈwaɪnˌɡlæs/ UK /ˈwaɪnɡlɑːs/
noun Freq #86658

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a drinking glass, typically with a bowl, stem, and foot, designed for serving wine

    She poured a small amount of red wine into each wineglass.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a drinking glass, typically... wine gobletstemware
Word family
Forms wineglasses
Related forms wineglassgobletstemware

Etymology

A compound of wine + glass, recorded from the seventeenth century. The closed spelling distinguishes the vessel designed for wine from glass as a material or a generic drinking container.

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