List of glassware
This list of glassware[1] includes drinking vessels (drinkware), tableware used to set a table for eating a meal and generally glass items such as vases, and glasses used in the catering industry. It does not include laboratory glassware.
Drinkware
[edit]Drinkware, beverageware (in other words, cups, jugs and ewers) is a general term for a vessel intended to contain beverages or liquid foods for drinking or consumption.[2]
- Beaker
- Beer glassware
- Bottle
- Coffee cup
- Cup
- Dwarf ale glass
- Heavy baluster glass
- Jar
- Mazagran
- Mug
- Pythagorean cup
- Quaich.[3]
- Sake cup (ochoko)
- Stemware
- Tazza
- Teacup
- Tiki mug
- Trembleuse
- Tumblers
- Vitrolero
The word cup comes from Middle English cuppe, from Old English, from Late Latin cuppa, drinking vessel, perhaps variant of Latin cupa, tub, cask.[2] The first known use of the word cup is before the 12th century.[4]
Tumblers
[edit]Tumblers are flat-bottomed drinking glasses.
- Collins glass, for a tall mixed drink.[5]
- Dizzy cocktail glass, a glass with a wide, shallow bowl, comparable to a normal cocktail glass but without the stem
- Faceted glass or granyonyi stakan
- Highball glass, for mixed drinks[6]
- Iced tea glass
- Juice glass, for fruit juices and vegetable juices
- Old fashioned glass, traditionally, for a simple cocktail or liquor "on the rocks" or "neat". 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.
- Water glass
- Whiskey tumbler, a small, thin-walled glass for a straight shot of liquor
Beer glassware
[edit]- Beer boot
- Beer bottle
- Beer stein, large mug traditionally with a hinged lid
- Berkemeyer
- Glass, 200ml (7 fl. oz.) Australian beer glass (Queensland and Victoria)
- Handle, 425ml New Zealand beer glass
- Jug, 750–1000ml served at pubs in New Zealand
- Middy, 285ml (10 fl. oz.) Australian beer glass (New South Wales)
- Pilsner glass, for pale lager
- Pint glass, for an imperial pint of beer or cider
- Pony glass, for a 140ml of beer, a "short" or "small" beer
- Pot glass
- Pot, 285ml (10 fl. oz.) Australian beer glass (Queensland and Victoria)
- Schooner, 425ml (15 fl. oz.) Australian beer glass, 285 ml (10 fl. oz.) in South Australia
- Tankard, a large drinking cup, usually with a handle and a hinged cover
- Wheat beer glass, for wheat beer
- Yard glass, a very tall, conical beer glass, with a round ball base, usually hung on a wall when empty
Stemware
[edit]- Absinthe glass, a short, thick-stemmed glass with a tall, wide bowl and some feature (like a ridge, bead, or bulge) indicating a correct serving of absinthe
- Chalice or goblet, an ornate stem glass, especially one for ceremonial purposes
- Champagne coupe, a stem glass with a wide, shallow bowl, for champagne (similar to a cocktail glass)
- Champagne flute, a stem glass with a tall, narrow bowl, for champagne
- Cocktail glass, a stem glass with a wide, shallow bowl, for cocktails
- Fountain glass, a tall fluted stem glass common in soda fountains, family restaurants and 24-hour diner-style restaurants for milkshakes and ice cream sodas
- Glencairn whisky glass, a wide bowl with a narrow mouth, similar to a snifter's, but with a shorter, sturdier base, designed for whisky[7]
- Hurricane glass (poco grande glass)
- Margarita glass (variant of champagne coupe)
- Nick & Nora
- Rummer
- Sherbet, a stem glass for ice cream or sorbet
- Sherry glass
- Snifter, a liquor glass with a short stem and a wide bowl that narrows at the top, for brandy and liquor
- Wine glass, a stem glass
Other
[edit]- Art glass, glassware that is modern art
- Pitcher, a container, usually with a spout for pouring its contents
- Punch bowl, a bowl that punch is put in, generally used in parties
- Vase, an open container often used to hold flowers
- Bong, a smoking device often made from glass
- Peking glass, a Chinese form of overlay glass, often in the form of snuff boxes or vases
- Penny lick
See also
[edit]- Beverage coaster, a flat ceramic or wood piece that protects tables' surfaces
- Bottle (List of bottle types, brands and companies)
- Chip work, a form of engraved glassware
References
[edit]- ^ "Glassware". The Free Dictionary By Farlex. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
- ^ a b "Cups". The Free Dictionary By Farlex. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
- ^ McClenehan, Robert L. Some Scottish Quaichs. Illinois, 1955, p. 3.
- ^ "Cup". Merriam Webster. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
- ^ Herbst, Sharon; Herbst, Ron (1998). The Ultimate A-to-Z Bar Guide. New York: Broadway Books. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-7679-0197-0.
- ^ 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.
- ^ McGookin, Martin. "The Glencairn Glass". whiskyglass.com. Archived from the original on 2014-05-20. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
External links
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