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  • noun Plural form of glassine.

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Examples

  • Seizures included 1,200 vials of crack, 891 glassines of heroin, 88 tins and 17 bags of cocaine, 9 bags of marijuana, and 5 weapons.

    Vp Announces Strategy Vs Crime In Public Housing ITY National Archives 1997

  • Nine years ago on Saturday, a parole commissioner asked him, "They found you with 17 glassines of heroin, eight packages of cocaine, right?"

    NYT > Home Page By MICHAEL WILSON 2011

  • A dealer riding a three-wheeled motorcycle and a helmet emblazoned with the heroin brand name "Sin City" would direct customers to an exact block - code-named "the office" - then pull up alongside their cars in the middle of traffic and exchange glassines for cash.

    msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines 2011

  • They then filled glassines stamped with the brand names "Jersey Boys" - title of a hit musical - and "95 South" - a reference to the interstate served by the nearby Lincoln Tunnel.

    msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines 2011

  • We offer a wide range of stamp supplies including holders, albums, mounts, catalogs, pages and glassines all at low prices.

    billingsgazette.com 2009

  • When Sott was arrested in a New York hotel room, she said she didn't know about the toothbrush's contents, but a search found glassines with what appeared to be heroin, marijuana and possible crystal methamphetamine, TV Guide reported the court papers disclosed.

    The Money Times - finance news, lifestyle, markets, investment, personal finance, banking, retirement planning 2009

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