glass onion

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English

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Etymology

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From its shape, resembling the vegetable.

Noun

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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.