sugar glass

noun

A brittle transparent form of sugar used to simulate glass in films and plays.

Meanings

nounsugar glass (usually uncountable, plural sugar glasses)

plural sugar glasses

  1. uncountableusuallyA brittle transparent form of sugar used to simulate glass in films and plays.

    Synonyms: breakaway glass, candy glass

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA brittle transparent form of sugar used to simulate glass in films and plays.

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APA

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Chicago

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

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