Meanings
- uncountableA type of glassware dating from the early 20th century, notable for lustrous colors.
Consider, for example, the phenomenon of carnival glass. Known also as taffeta glass, it got its more popular name from the fact it was once given away as prizes in carnivals.
1983, Ford Times, volume 76, number 4, page 23Synonyms: aurora glass, dope glass, iridescent ware, Iridill, poor man's Tiffany, rainbow glass, taffeta glass
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA type of glassware dating from the early 20th century, notable for lustrous colors.
Origin
So called because it was sometimes given as prizes at carnivals and fairgrounds.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish sateenkaarilasi
- sateenkaarilasitype of glassware
Cite this entry
carnival glass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carnival%20glass
“carnival glass.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carnival%20glass. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carnival glass,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carnival%20glass.
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