glassware

Etymology

It is formed from English glass + ware,^[2][3] with glass used like an adjective and ware in its sense of manufactured articles or goods.^[3]

Earliest recorded meaning

Articles made of glass: Dictionary.com dates the word to 1705–15,^[2] Merriam-Webster Unabridged gives 1722 as its first known use,^[4] and Etymonline dates it to 1745.^[3]

Timeline

• 1705–15 – articles made of glass.^[2] Merriam-Webster Unabridged dates the word to 1722, and Etymonline to 1745.^[4][3]

Meanings

Noun

1. Articles made of glass, such as ornaments, dishes and containers: The shop sells handmade glassware and pottery.^{[5][6][7][8][9]}
2. In particular, glass tableware used for serving food and drink, such as drinking glasses and jugs.^[4][1]

Related words

• glasswork
• glassworks
• glassmaking
• earthenware
• silverware
• tableware

References

1. ^ a b c Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
2. ^ a b c Dictionary.com Unabridged (2016), based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, New York: Random House
3. ^ a b c d Harper, Douglas. Online Etymology Dictionary, https://www.etymonline.com
4. ^ a b c Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary (2024), online ed., Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster
5. ^ The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (1992), 3rd ed., Boston: Houghton Mifflin
6. ^ Collins English Dictionary (2023), Glasgow: HarperCollins
7. ^ Stevenson, Angus, ed. (2010), Oxford Dictionary of English, 3rd ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press
8. ^ Soanes, Catherine; Stevenson, Angus, eds. (2004), Concise Oxford English Dictionary, 11th ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press
9. ^ The Chambers Dictionary (2008), 11th ed., Edinburgh: Chambers Harrap