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noun

Water glass n.

(Chem.) See Soluble glass, under Glass.

A clepsydra.

An instrument consisting of an open box or tube with a glass bottom, used for examining objects in the water, as upon the sea bottom in shallow places.

A water gauge for a steam boiler.

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Etymology of 'Water glass'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Water glass" Quotes from Famous Books

... rush of hope sent the blood bubbling, as it were, through his veins. "Has she refused him?" rang in his ears, and, speechless for the moment, with his heart throbbing wildly, and his throat hot and dry, he took a step forward as he saw carafe and water glass before him, caught up the latter, and raised it ...

— Witness to the Deed • George Manville Fenn

Words linked to "Water glass" : clepsydra, gage, water gage, drinking glass, soluble glass, sodium silicate, glass, water gauge, clock, gauge