Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glass case

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.77 in modern English

Syllables: glass -case
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A vitrine fitted with a glass lid, allowing the enclosed objects to remain visible while preventing direct physical contact.

noun

A case for field glasses (i.e. binoculars) or opera glasses.

Example Sentences

"Only a specimen of early tourist in knickerbockers, conspicuous by a brand-new yellow leather glass-case, hung about for a moment, scenting something unusual about these four people within the rusty iron gates of what looked the grounds run wild of an unoccupied private house."

Inflected Forms

glass cases (plural)

Questions

What does glass case mean?: A vitrine fitted with a glass lid, allowing the enclosed objects to remain visible while preventing direct physical contact.

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