crystal
Webster Dictionary
a species of glass, more perfect in its composition and manufacture than common glass, and often cut into ornamental forms. See Flint glass
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polemoscope
Webster Dictionary
an opera glass or field glass with an oblique mirror arranged for seeing objects do not lie directly before the eye; -- called also diagonal, / side, opera glass
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flint glass
Webster Dictionary
a soft, heavy, brilliant glass, consisting essentially of a silicate of lead and potassium. It is used for tableware, and for optical instruments, as prisms, its density giving a high degree of dispersive power; -- so called, because formerly the silica was obtained from pulverized flints. Called also crystal glass. Cf. Glass
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tiffany glass
(Tiffany glass)
Princeton's WordNet
a kind of opalescent colored glass that was used in the early 1900s for stained-glass windows and lamps
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laminated glass
(safety glass, laminated glass, shatterproof glass)
Princeton's WordNet
glass made with plates of plastic or resin or other material between two sheets of glass to prevent shattering
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safety glass
(safety glass, laminated glass, shatterproof glass)
Princeton's WordNet
glass made with plates of plastic or resin or other material between two sheets of glass to prevent shattering
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shatterproof glass
(safety glass, laminated glass, shatterproof glass)
Princeton's WordNet
glass made with plates of plastic or resin or other material between two sheets of glass to prevent shattering
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spun glass
(ʌn)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
blown glass in which fine threads of glass form the surface texture.
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flash
(æʃ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to coat (glass or ceramics) with a layer of colored, opalescent, or white glass.
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came
(ɪm)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
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lead
(ɛd)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a grooved bar of lead in which sections of glass are set, as in stained-glass windows.
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vitrify
(vitrify)
Princeton's WordNet
change into glass or a glass-like substance by applying heat
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safety glass
(ˈseɪf ti)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
glass made by joining two of sheets of glass with a layer of usu. transparent plastic or artificial resin between them that retains the fragments on impact.
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glazier
(ˈgleɪ ʒər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a person who fits windows or the like with glass or panes of glass.
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plate glass
(ˈtoʊz, -toʊz)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a soda-lime-silica glass formed by rolling the hot glass into a plate that is subsequently ground and polished and used in large windows, mirrors, etc.
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optical glass
(ˈɒp tɪ kəl)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
high-quality, homogeneous, color-free glass, as flint or crown glass, having specified refractive properties, used in lenses and other components of optical systems.
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rupert's drop
Webster Dictionary
a kind of glass drop with a long tail, made by dropping melted glass into water. It is remarkable for bursting into fragments when the surface is scratched or the tail broken; -- so called from Prince Rupert, nephew of Charles I., by whom they were first brought to England. Called also Rupert's ball, and glass tear
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flashing
Webster Dictionary
a mode of covering transparent white glass with a film of colored glass
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flash
Webster Dictionary
to cover with a thin layer, as objects of glass with glass of a different color. See Flashing, n., 3 (b)
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mirror
Webster Dictionary
a looking-glass or a speculum; any glass or polished substance that forms images by the reflection of rays of light
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pontee
Webster Dictionary
an iron rod used by glass makers for manipulating the hot glass; -- called also, puntil, puntel, punty, and ponty. See Fascet
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bocca
Webster Dictionary
the round hole in the furnace of a glass manufactory through which the fused glass is taken out
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hyaline
Webster Dictionary
glassy; resembling glass; consisting of glass; transparent, like crystal
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sandiver
Webster Dictionary
a whitish substance which is cast up, as a scum, from the materials of glass in fusion, and, floating on the top, is skimmed off; -- called also glass gall
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came
Webster Dictionary
a slender rod of cast lead, with or without grooves, used, in casements and stained-glass windows, to hold together the panes or pieces of glass
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vial
Webster Dictionary
a small bottle, usually of glass; a little glass vessel with a narrow aperture intended to be closed with a stopper; as, a vial of medicine
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millefiore glass
Webster Dictionary
slender rods or tubes of colored glass fused together and embedded in clear glass; -- used for paperweights and other small articles
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strass
Webster Dictionary
a brilliant glass, used in the manufacture of artificial paste gems, which consists essentially of a complex borosilicate of lead and potassium. Cf. Glass
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tornado lantern
(hurricane lamp, hurricane lantern, tornado lantern, storm lantern, storm lamp)
Princeton's WordNet
an oil lamp with a glass chimney and perforated metal lid to protect the flame from high winds; candlestick with a glass chimney
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storm lamp
(hurricane lamp, hurricane lantern, tornado lantern, storm lantern, storm lamp)
Princeton's WordNet
an oil lamp with a glass chimney and perforated metal lid to protect the flame from high winds; candlestick with a glass chimney
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