wineglass
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈwaɪnˌɡlæs/
:
copa de vino
- China, in the doorway with a wineglass raised, seemed to be toasting him.
- refill a wineglass
- crystal wineglass
- fill her wineglass
Examples
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The tray had a bottle of wine and three wineglasses on it.
Fiction book (1998) -
Carrying the two wineglasses, I step out the back door into the sunshine.
Fiction book (1991) -
Carefully, she put down her wineglass and took a step in his direction.
Fiction book (1990) -
How many wineglasses are there on the table?
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Willow snatched up the wineglass as if she'd been waiting for him to put it down.
Fiction book (1998) -
And there it would be, Elijah's wineglass, sitting there half-empty.
Fiction book (1998) -
Paul goes into the dining room, this time returning with the wineglasses, the bottle tucked under his arm.
Fiction book (2000) -
"I don't see how," Nicole said, twirling her wineglass by the stem in a circle beside her plate.
Fiction book (1995) -
"We are," Kate said, striking a classical pose, the wineglass held worshipfully aloft like a chalice.
Fiction book (1993) -
At the dinner party, each guest received a delicately crafted wineglass filled with red wine.
Synonyms
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Drinking cups and similar items considered as a group
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8.4
A large decorated cup with a stem used for drinking wine in church
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4.1
A cup with a stem and base used for drinking, often for wine or ceremonies
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5.1
A tall narrow glass used to serve champagne
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8.9
A small glass with a wide bottom and narrow top for drinking brandy or cognac
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1.0
A container to drink from, usually for water or juice
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3.9
A tall narrow glass with a long stem for drinking champagne
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3.0
A glass with a short stem and wide bowl for serving brandy
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7.3
A glass with a short stem, wide bowl and narrow top for serving brandy
A tall, narrow glass that holds champagne or sparkling wine
A large drinking glass with an egg-shaped bowl on a stem used for toasts
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Etymology
Wineglass is made of two simple words, wine and glass, so it literally means a 'glass for wine'. The part wine comes from an old word for wine that many languages share, and glass is the clear container you drink from. A wineglass often has a bowl on a stem so you can hold it without warming the drink, which is why it is the special glass used to serve wine.