milk glass

noun

: an opaque and typically milky white glass used especially for novelty and ornamental objects

Examples of milk glass in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Joanna Gaines uses vintage milk glass on open kitchen shelves to add texture and charm to a modern farmhouse design. — Kendall Bettle, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 June 2026

Andi Kovel has made use of milk glass previously. — Anthony Paletta, Curbed, 17 May 2026

Add a statement piece or pop of color with vintage milk glass and midcentury colored glass. — Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 21 Feb. 2026

There is home decor and housewares such as colorful bottles, milk glass, old wooden crates, ironstone pitchers, crocks and jugs, and more; art; smaller size furniture items; puzzles and games; vintage reproductions; and timeworn furnishings. — Pamela Brown, Hartford Courant, 21 Feb. 2026

The semi-opaque milk glass will look yellow after a cycle through the dishwasher. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2026

Created by Rosi Li Studio, the Ginkgo Blossom 04 pendant is a brass, LED and milk glass ornamental light that illuminates space like a giant botanical brooch. — Kyle Roderick, Forbes.com, 3 Feb. 2026

The chandelier fixed squarely in the vaulted ceiling and the elegant milk glass lamps that lined the hallway cast their soft gazes downward. — Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for milk glass

• alas
• amass
• bromegrass
• bypass
• crabgrass
• crevasse
• eelgrass
• eyeglass
• groundmass
• harass
• impasse
• jackass