"glass onion" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: glass onions [plural]
Etymology: From its shape, resembling the vegetable. Head templates: {{en-noun}} glass onion (plural glass onions)
  1. A large hand-blown glass bottle used aboard ships to hold wine or brandy. Synonyms: onion bottle
    Sense id: en-glass_onion-en-noun-w0KMmJ99 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8
  2. (slang, informal in the UK) monocle. Tags: informal, slang
    Sense id: en-glass_onion-en-noun-GNMIsV-e

Inflected forms

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