spun glass

noun

1

: blown glass that has slender threads of glass incorporated in it

2

: fiberglass

Examples of spun glass in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Thin, flexible wisps of spun glass could be woven with silk fibers to produce fabric. — Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 July 2025

Slug caterpillars, while not actually slimy, include species whose body fringe looks like delicate spun glass. — Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 21 July 2022

This seems to be more stable than for a non-spinning glass ball, which is pretty cool. — Chris Lee, Ars Technica, 27 June 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1779, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for spun glass

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

Kids Definition

spun glass

noun

: fiberglass