Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

garden glass

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.51 in modern English

Syllables: gar-den -glass
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A globe of dark-coloured glass, mounted on a pedestal, to reflect surrounding objects; much used as an ornament in gardens in Germany.

noun

A cloche (normally bell-shaped glass, used for covering plants).

Dated

Example Sentences

"for want of frames or any ſort of garden glasses, we often preferve cauliflower plants through the winter in a bed of common earth, covered occasionally with garden mats"
"With this implement we aimed high and low, shot blackbirds thirty yards off, cut up the shrubs, and broke cucumber-lights and hidden garden-glasses"

Etymology

Possibly from German Gartenglas.

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

garden glasses (plural)

Questions

What does garden glass mean?: A globe of dark-coloured glass, mounted on a pedestal, to reflect surrounding objects; much used as an ornament in gardens in Germany.
Where does garden glass come from?: Possibly from German Gartenglas.

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