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Water glass   /wˈɔtər glæs/   Listen
Water glass

noun
1.
A viscous glass consisting of sodium silicate in solution; used as a cement or as a protective coating and to preserve eggs.  Synonyms: sodium silicate, soluble glass.
2.
A glass for drinking water.
3.
Gauge for indicating the level of water in e.g. a tank or boiler or reservoir.  Synonyms: water gage, water gauge.
4.
Clock that measures time by the escape of water.  Synonyms: clepsydra, water clock.






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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

... luncheon, with special luncheon napkins, in a three-cornered fold. Butter is not usually served, the individual dishes (filled) are placed at the top of the plate without doily, and if a "cup" of some sort is to be served, an apollinaris glass is placed a little below the water glass. Bread and rolls had best be passed, though they may be placed in or on a napkin, instead of a bread dish. Favors, if used, should appear at the top of the plate, or grouped about the center-piece, with connecting ribbons to the plates. This is an attractive ...
— Prepare and Serve a Meal and Interior Decoration • Lillian B. Lansdown

... the same as liming except that the solution used is made by mixing ten per cent. of liquid water glass or sodium ...
— The Dollar Hen • Milo M. Hastings

... brush, pencil, stump; black lead, charcoal, crayons, chalk, pastel; paint &c (coloring matter) 428; watercolor, body color, oil color; oils, oil paint; varnish &c 356.1, priming; gouache, tempera, distemper, fresco, water glass; enamel; encaustic painting; mosaic; tapestry. photography, heliography, color photography; sun painting; graphics, computer graphics. picture, painting, piece [Fr.], tableau, canvas; oil painting &c; fresco, cartoon; ...
— Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases: Body • Roget



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