Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A glass, usually with a stem, from which wine is drunk.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A small drinking-glass for wine.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A small glass from which to drink wine.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Alternative spelling of wine glass.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a glass that has a stem and in which wine is served

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word wineglass.

Examples

  • So actually, at home, whenever we break a wineglass, I save the bottom, take it over to the machine shop.

    Patricia Burchat sheds light on dark matter Patricia Burchat 2008

  • So actually, at home, whenever we break a wineglass, I save the bottom, take it over to the machine shop.

    Patricia Burchat sheds light on dark matter Patricia Burchat 2008

  • So actually, at home, whenever we break a wineglass, I save the bottom, take it over to the machine shop.

    Patricia Burchat sheds light on dark matter Patricia Burchat 2008

  • Mann now brandished something called a "wineglass holder" the way Jacques Cousteau might have held up a starfish.

    NYT > Home Page By JACK HITT 2011

  • Irregularly shaped walls of wood and mirrors distort the twisting space, which is like a religious grotto, with images of the Madonna and a green wineglass.

    Lost in Found Objects Richard B. Woodward 2011

  • I drained my wineglass and nodded my thanks at the waiter who refilled it.

    Skipping a Beat Sarah Pekkanen 2011

  • Jean Tumilty Ingredients1 packet sponge cakes2 wineglasses of sherry be generous1 wineglass orange juice¾ pint milk1 small tin evaporated milkwalnuts ratafias8oz double creamjamSlice sponge cakes in half and spread with jam.

    Family life 2011

  • It had been the subject of one hellacious fight between her and Loren, and she calmly turned her wineglass upside down and watched the pinot grigio splatter and pool, then slowly sink into the fibers of the rug.

    A Light at Winter’s End Julia London 2011

  • I grabbed my wineglass and downed half of its contents.

    Recipe for Love Shamara Ray 2011

  • With every ounce of focus I can gather, I lift my wineglass high with my left hand.

    Left Neglected Lisa Genova 2011

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.