excise glass
excise glass · excise glasses
A small decorative glass object, often hollow-stemmed, manufactured in the mid-1700s…A small decorative glass object, often hollow-stemmed, manufactured in the mid-1700s when glass was taxed by weight.
Meaning
1 senses(UK, historical)A small decorative glass object, often hollow-stemmed, manufactured in the mid-1700s when glass was taxed by weight.
Forms
plural: excise glasses| Singular | excise glass |
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See also
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