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water glass definition

water glass

noun

    1. a drinking glass or goblet
    2. a glass container for water, etc.
  1. water gauge (sense )
  2. a glass-bottomed tube or box for looking at things under water
  3. sodium silicate or, sometimes, potassium silicate, occurring as a stony powder, usually dissolved in water to form a colorless, syrupy liquid used as an adhesive, as a protective or waterproofing coat, as a preservative for eggs, etc.
  4. water clock
Also waterglass wa′ter·glass′

noun

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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