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Newguest Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Drift glass

Hi

I saw small polished stones and pieces of broken glass with edges worn like the shards of drift glass one finds on the beach.

Does "drift glass" probably mean glass that is thrown out of the sea on the seashore?
I understand that the edges were "blunt" (worn)?
  

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Newguest Does "drift glass" probably mean glass that is thrown out of the sea on the seashore? I understand that the edges were "blunt" (worn)? Yes, that is right: glass fragments washed around in the surf until its sharp edges are worn smooth.

  • Newguest Does "drift glass" probably mean glass that is thrown out of the sea on the seashore?
  • I understand that the edges were "blunt" (worn)?
  • Yes, that is right: glass fragments washed around in the surf until its sharp edges are worn smooth.
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NewguestDoes "drift glass" probably mean glass that is thrown out of the sea on the seashore?
I understand that the edges were "blunt" (worn)?
Yes, that is right: glass fragments washed around in the surf until its sharp edges are worn smooth.

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