List of glassware

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Typical glassware

This list of glassware[1] includes drinking vessels (drinkware) and tableware used to set a table for eating a meal, general glass items such as vases, and glasses used in the catering industry, whether made of glass or plastics (such as polystyrene and polycarbonate).

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Drinkware [edit]

Drinkware, beverageware (colloquially referred to as cups) is a general term for a vessel intended to contain beverages or liquid foods for drinking or consumption.[2]

The word cup comes from Middle English cuppe, from Old English, from Late Latin cuppa, drinking vessel, perhaps variant of Latin cupa, tub, cask.][4] The first known use of the word cup is before the 12th century.[5]

Tumblers [edit]

Tumblers are flat-bottomed drinking glasses.

  • Collins glass, for a tall mixed drink[6]
  • Dizzy Cocktail glass, a glass with a wide, shallow bowl, comparable to a normal Cocktail glass but without the stem
  • Highball glass, for mixed drinks [7]
  • Iced tea glass
  • Juice glass, for fruit juices and vegetable juices.
  • Old Fashioned glass, traditionally, for a simple cocktail or liquor "on the rocks". Contemporary American "rocks" glasses may be much larger, and used for a variety of beverages over ice
  • Shot glass, a small glass for up to four ounces of liquor. The modern shot glass has a thicker base and sides than the older whiskey glass
A classic 20-facets Soviet table-glass, produced in the city of Gus-Khrustalny since 1943.
  • Table-glass or stakan granyonyi
  • Water glass
  • Whiskey tumbler, a small, thin-walled glass for a straight shot of liquor
Beer glassware
New Zealand beer glasses
  • Handle – 425mL New Zealand beer glass
  • Jug – 750–1000mL served at pubs in New Zealand
Australian beer glasses
  • Middy – 285mL (10 fl. oz.) Australian beer glass (New South Wales)
  • Pot – 285mL (10 fl. oz.) Australian beer glass (Queensland & Victoria)
  • Schooner – 425mL (15 fl. oz.) Australian beer glass, 285 mL (10 fl. oz.) in South Australia

Stemware [edit]

A stem glass

Other [edit]

  • Art glass, glassware that is modern art
  • Beverage coaster a flat ceramic or wood piece that protects tables
  • Glass container, container made from glass
  • Fluid oz
  • Laboratory glassware, a variety of equipment, traditionally made of glass, used for scientific experiments
  • Pitcher, a container, usually with a spout for pouring its contents
  • Promotional mug a branded cup often used for drinking hot beverages.
  • Punch bowl a bowl that punch is put in, generally used in parties
  • Vase, an open container often used to hold flowers
  • Yard glass, a very tall, conical beer glass, with a round ball base, usually hung on a wall when empty

See also [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ "Glassware". The Free Dictionary By Farlex. Retrieved 2012-20-05. 
  2. ^ "Cups". The Free Dictionary By Farlex. Retrieved 2012-20-05. 
  3. ^ McClenehan, Robert L. Some Scottish Quaichs. Illinois, 1955, p. 3.
  4. ^ "Cups". The Free Dictionary By Farlex. Retrieved 2012-20-05. 
  5. ^ "Cup". Merriam Webster. Retrieved 2012-20-05. 
  6. ^ Herbst, Sharon; Herbst, Ron (1998). The Ultimate A-to-Z Bar Guide. New York: Broadway Books. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-7679-0197-0. 
  7. ^ Rathbun, A. J. (2007). Good Spirits: Recipes, Revelations, Refreshments, and Romance, Shaken and Served with a Twist. Boston, Massachusetts: The Harvard Common Press. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-55832-336-0. 
  8. ^ http://www.whiskyglass.com

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