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Definition of Glassful
1. Noun. The quantity a glass will hold.
Definition of Glassful
1. n. The contents of a glass; as much of anything as a glass will hold.
2. a. Glassy; shining like glass.
Definition of Glassful
1. Noun. The amount that a glass will hold. ¹
2. Adjective. (obsolete) glassy; shining like glass. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Glassful
1. as much as a drinking glass will hold [n -FULS]
Literary usage of Glassful
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dr. Chase's Family Physician, Farrier, Bee-keeper, and Second Receipt Book by Alvin Wood Chase (1874)
"Dissolve gum-arabic, J oz., in water, a wine-glassful, by putting it, boiling
hot, upon the bruised gum ; when fully dissolved, stir in very finely powdered ..."
2. The British and Foreign Medical Review Or Quarterly Journal of Practical (1837)
"... and boiled down to Oij.; the dose, a wine-glassful repeated at intervals. ...
and boiled down to Oj, and gave-a wine-glassful every half-hour. ..."
3. In the Vine Country by Edith Œnone Somerville, Martin Ross (1893)
"There was about a wine-glassful left, and out of a thick green Pauillac mug we
solemnly drank success to our first vintage. ..."
4. Practical therapeutics by Edward John Waring (1866)
"... Boiling Water Oj) in doses of a wine- glassful, to be drunk warm, every half
hour, the patient remaining in bed the whole time. ..."
5. An Epitome of Braithwaite's Retrospect of Practical Medicine and Surgery by William Braithwaite, Walter S. Wells (1860)
"In both cases a wine-glassful of solution was swallowed, containing in one case
about twelve grains of the salt, and in the other about two hundred grains. ..."
6. The complete herbalist; or, The people their own physicians by the use of by Oliver Phelps Brown (1867)
"Dose of the decoction, from a wine-glassful to a teacupful, two or three times
a day. The fresh leaves or flowers will destroy or drive away fleas. ..."
7. Review of the Management of Our Affairs in China: Since the Opening of the (1840)
"Twenty-five drops of laudanum, however, are as nothing to some of us here, for
we hear of people who, from long custom, are able to swallow a glassful ..."
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