The Collaborative International Dictionary
Wineglassful
Wineglassful \Wine"glass`ful\;, n. pl. Wineglassfuls. As much as a wineglass will hold; enough to fill a wineglass. It is usually reckoned at two fluid ounces, or four tablespoonfuls.
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wineglassful
n. As much as a wineglass will hold.
Usage examples of "wineglassful".
It is taken in wineglassful doses, which may be repeated ad libitum.
It is an ingredient in the trade mixture called Corsican Moss, used in decoction of from 4 to 6 drachms to a pint, the dose being 1 wineglassful three times a day.
In America, painters used the Ground Ivy as a preventive of, and remedy for lead colic, a wineglassful of the freshly-made infusion being taken frequently.
Place in 2 quarts of water and gently simmer down to 1 quart, strain and take a wineglassful every two hours.