cut glass

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kuht glas, glahs]
- /kʌt glæs, glɑs/
- /kʌt ɡlɑːs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuht glas, glahs]
- /kʌt glæs, glɑs/

Definitions of cut glass words

uncountable noun cut glass Cut glass is glass that has patterns cut into its surface. 3
noun cut glass glass, esp bowls, vases, etc, decorated by facet-cutting or grinding 3
noun cut glass (as modifier) 3
noun cut glass (of an accent) upper-class; refined 3
modifier cut glass made of cut glass 3
noun cut glass glass, esp. flint glass, shaped or ornamented by grinding and polishing 3

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Origin of cut glass

First appearance:

before 1835

One of the 34% newest English words

First recorded in 1835-45

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Parts of speech for Cut glass

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Cut glass

cut glass popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

cut glass usage trend in Literature

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