milk glass
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- noun
- /mɪlk ɡlæs/
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vidrio opalino
- She was divorced, her children were in grade school, and she had started to collect antique milk glass.
- milk glass bowl
Examples
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I went to the thrift store and found this fabulous milk glass bowl with a stem for $2.00.
Blog text (29) -
An empty milk glass on a night table.
Fiction book (1990) -
She pointed again toward her spread of milk glass.
Fiction book (1999) -
Jeannie wrapped her milk glass in old newspaper and packed her trunk.
Fiction book (1999) -
In the first antique shop, Constance compared a milk glass bowl to a depression glass vase and priced a set of iron sconces.
Fiction book (1990) -
It wasn't until he had refilled his milk glass that she spoke again, "I bet mine was worse than yours," she said quietly as she reached for another cookie.
Blog text (26) -
She found a beautiful milk glass vase at the antique store.
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For the dinner party, I served dessert in milk glass bowls.
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The display featured an assortment of milk glass candlesticks, adding charm to the room.
Synonyms
A milky white glass that lets light through and is used for lamps and vases
How Opaque
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a type of glass that is milky white' is directly derivable from combining 'milk' (here attributively indicating a milky appearance) with 'glass' (the material/object). This simple noun-modifier + noun composition is common and cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
The noun milk glass is named for how the glass looks—like milk, soft, 'white' and not clear. So milk glass means a pale, 'milky' or 'opaque' type of glass often used for dishes and decoration.