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Dictionary: glass·ware   (glăs'wâr') pronunciation
n.
Objects, especially containers, made of glass. Also called glasswork.


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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: an article of tableware made of glass
  Synonym: glasswork


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A stem glass
Drinkware

Beer glassware

Pilsner glass Pilsner glass silhouette.svg
Pint glass Pint glass.svg
Beer stein Beer stein.svg
Wheat beer glass Wheat beer glass silhouette.svg
Yard glassYardglass.svg

Cocktail (martini) glass Coctail glass.svg

Collins glass Collins glass silhouette.svg

Highball glass Highball glass silhouette.svg

Old fashioned glass Ofgcup.svg

Sake cup Sake cup.svg

Shot glass Shot glass.svg

Stemware

Wine glass Wineglass.svg
Brandy snifter Brandysnifsi.svg
Champagne flute Flutesil.svg
Champagne coupe Champagne coupe.svg

Glassware usually refers to glass items used as tableware, such as dishes, cutlery, flatware, and drinkware used to set a table for eating a meal. The term usually refers to the drinking vessels, unless the dinnerware is also made of glass. "Glassware" can also more generally refer to any object made of glass.

Glassware is also a term used in the catering industry to refer to all glasses whether made of glass or plastics such as, polystyrene and polycarbonate.

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Glassware for the table

Most glass drinking vessels are either tumblers, flat-bottomed glasses with no handle, foot, or stem; footed glasses, which have a bowl above a flat base, but no stem; or stemware, which have a bowl on a stem above a flat base.

Neither a tumbler, footed, nor a stem:

  • Yard (beer), a very tall, conical beer glass, with a round ball base, usually hung on the wall when empty

Tumblers

  • Beer glassware
  • Collins glass, for serving a tall mixed drink
  • Highball glass, for serving mixed drinks
  • Iced tea glass
  • Juice glass, for serving fruit juices
  • Old fashioned glass, traditionally, for serving a simple cocktail or liquor "on the rocks". Contemporary American "rocks" glasses may be much larger, and used to serve a variety of beverages over ice
  • Shot glass, a small glass for measuring or serving up to four ounces of liquor. The modern shot glass has a thicker base and sides than the older whiskey glass
  • Water glass
  • Whiskey, a small, thin-walled glass for serving a straight shot of liquor

Stemware

  • Chalice (cup), an ornate stem glass, especially one for ceremonial purposes
  • Cocktail glass, a stem glass with a wide, shallow bowl, for serving cocktails
  • Sherbet, a stem glass for serving ice cream or sherbet
  • Snifter, a liquor glass with a short stem and a wide bowl that narrows at the top, for brandy and liquor
  • Water, a large stem glass for serving drinking water
  • Wine glass, a stem glass for serving wine
    • Champagne coupe, a stem glass with a wide, shallow bowl, for serving champagne (similar to a cocktail glass)
    • Champagne flute, a stem glass with a tall, narrow bowl, for serving champagne
    • Bordeaux, or claret
    • Burgundy
    • Sherry glass
    • White wine
  • Cordial

Other pieces

  • Pitcher (container), a container, usually with a spout for pouring its contents
  • Vase, an open container used to hold flowers

Other glassware


Translations: Glassware
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - glasvarer

Nederlands (Dutch)
glaswerk

Français (French)
n. - verrerie

Deutsch (German)
n. - Glasgeschirr

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - γυαλικά

Italiano (Italian)
articoli in vetro, cristalleria

Português (Portuguese)
n. - artigos (m pl) de vidro, vidraria (f)

Русский (Russian)
стеклянная посуда, изделия из стекла

Español (Spanish)
n. - cristalería

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - glasvaror

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
玻璃器具类

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 玻璃器具類

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 유리로 만든 제품들

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ガラス製品, ガラス食器

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) آنيه زجاجيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כלי זכוכית‬


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