Vaseline glass

noun

A pale yellowish-green form of uranium glass.

Meanings

nounVaseline glass (uncountable)
  1. informaluncountableA pale yellowish-green form of uranium glass.

Origin

From the resemblance in colour to Vaseline petroleum jelly.

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Vaseline glass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vaseline%20glass

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“Vaseline glass.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vaseline%20glass. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Vaseline glass,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vaseline%20glass.

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