milk glass

noun

Opaque glass, especially the kind having a white shade; first produced in Italy in the 1500s as an imitation of Chinese porcelain.

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opal glass
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Meanings

nounmilk glass (countable and uncountable, plural milk glasses)

plural milk glasses

  1. uncountableusuallyOpaque glass, especially the kind having a white shade; first produced in Italy in the 1500s as an imitation of Chinese porcelain.
  2. countableA drinking glass intended or currently used for milk.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna milky white translucent or opaque glass

Similar
opal glass
Broader
glass
Also see
opal glass

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

(opaque glass): Referring to the milky look of this type of glass.

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Translations

Bulgarian матово стъкло
  • матово стъкло (matovo stăklo)white, opaque glass
Dutch melkglas
  • melkglaswhite, opaque glass
Finnish maitolasi
  • maitolasiwhite, opaque glass
German Milchglas
  • Milchglaswhite, opaque glass
Hungarian tejüveg
  • tejüvegwhite, opaque glass
Polish szkło mleczne
  • szkło mlecznewhite, opaque glass
Portuguese vidro leitoso
  • vidro leitosowhite, opaque glass
Russian моло́чное стекло́
  • моло́чное стекло́ (molóčnoje stekló)white, opaque glass
Swedish mjölkglas
  • mjölkglaswhite, opaque glass
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APA

milk glass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/milk%20glass

MLA

“milk glass.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/milk%20glass. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “milk glass,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/milk%20glass.

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