Definition of "water glass" []

• A drinking glass or goblet. (noun)
• An open tube or box having a glass bottom for making observations below the surface of the water. (noun)
• See sodium silicate. (noun)
• A water gauge made of glass. (noun)
• See clepsydra. (noun)

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• "After deciding on the stuffed saltimbocca di pollo, David closed his menu and reached for his water glass but paused when he noticed the tables centerpiece."