a glass drinking vessel, typically having a small bowl on a stem, with a flared foot
2. Also called: wineglassful
the amount that such a glass will hold
wineglassful in American English
(ˈwainɡlæsˌful, -ɡlɑːs-)
nounWord forms: plural-fuls
the capacity of a wineglass, typically containing four to six fluid ounces
Word origin
[1815–25; wineglass + -ful]This word is first recorded in the period 1815–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: coupon, diorama, pullout, treadmill, trolley-ful is a suffix meaning “full of,” “characterized by” (shameful; beautiful; careful; thoughtful); “tending to,” “able to” (wakeful; harmful); or “as much as will fill” (spoonful)