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