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

  • noun An opaque or translucent whitish glass.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as cryolite glass (which see, under cryolite).

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  • noun a milky white translucent or opaque glass

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  • Milk glass is a relatively recent name for opaque, milky white or colored glass, that is blown or pressed into a wide variety of shapes. Animal-shaped covered dishes are popular collectibles. First made in Venice in the 16th century, the white color is achieved through the addition of tin oxide. 19th-century glassmakers called milky white opaque glass "Opal". Other milk glass colors include blue, pink, yellow, brown, and black.

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    January 25, 2008