glass onion

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From its shape, resembling the vegetable.

Noun[edit]

glass onion (plural glass onions)

  1. A large hand-blown glass bottle used aboard ships to hold wine or brandy.
    Synonym: onion bottle
  2. (slang, informal in the UK) monocle.
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