Glassful
['ɡlɑːsfʊl] or ['ɡlæsfʊl]
Definition
(n.) The contents of a glass; as much of anything as a glass will hold.
(a.) Glassy; shining like glass.
Edited by Bernice
Examples
- He drew the bottle near, poured out another glassful of brandy, and drank it off. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Seeing it, he poured out and drank another glassful. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- El Sordo poured himself half a glassful of whiskey and filled the glass with water. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- It was put before him, and he drank off a glassful--drank off another glassful--pushed the bottle thoughtfully away. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- There is a glassful. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
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