WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Depres′sion glass′,
- Ceramicsinexpensive, machine-pressed, usually transluscent glassware, including dishware, vases, etc., mass-produced in the U.S. from the late 1920s to the 1940s and often used as giveaways, as to induce customers to buy goods or movie tickets.