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Plexiglas Chiefly U.S.|ˈplɛksɪglɑːs, -æs|
Also Plexiglass, and with lower-case initial.
A proprietary name for the substance also sold under the names of Perspex and Lucite. Freq. attrib.
1935Trade Marks Jrnl. 10 Apr. 451 Plexiglass... Glass. Röhm & Haas, Aktiengesellschaft.., Darmstadt, Germany; manufacturers. Ibid. 31 July 968/2 Plexiglass... Glass substitutes made from artificial resins. Röhm & Haas Aktiengesellschaft.., Darmstadt, Germany; manufacturers. 1936Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 30 June 999/1 Röhm and Haas Company, Philadelphia. Plexiglas for sheets of solid transparent resinous material to be used as a glass substitute. Claims use since June 5, 1935. 1936Jrnl. Aeronaut. Sci. Nov. 13/1 For smaller aircraft, Plexiglas, Glyptal, and Vinylite are available in sheet form. 1941Product Engin. May 267/3 Area of windows is 20 sq. ft., hence lighter Plexiglass instead of plate glass. 1943J. Steinbeck in N.Y. Herald Tribune 31 Aug. 17/4 The sergeant had carved the handles of his gun from the plexiglass from the nose of a bomber. 1951Archit. Rev. CX. 222/1 (caption) Roof, tar and gravel with plexiglass skylights. 1954Trade Marks Jrnl. 15 Dec. 1264/2 Plexiglas... Chemical products used in industry, science and photography; fire extinguishing compositions, soldering preparations.., adhesives.., and synthetic resins. Röhm & Haas Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung.., Darmstadt, Germany; manufacturers. 1955Ibid. 13 April 387/1 Plexiglas... All goods..made of glass or of glass substitutes made from plastics. Röhm & Haas Gesellschaft. 1957Economist 19 Oct. 229/2 The ceremonial drive in an open landau..or the neighbourhood tour in a grey Cadillac with plexiglass top. 1965Zigrosser & Gaehde Guide Coll. Orig. Prints vii. 115 Plexiglas is sometimes used for framing because it is unbreakable. The Plexiglas should be coated with an antistatic to eliminate its tendency to attract dust. 1970Harari & Hayward tr. A. Amalrik's Involuntary Journey to Siberia iv. 56 This door had a small panel of plexiglass. 1976S9 (N.Y.) Feb. 30/2 The large full-feature backlighted digital clock has buzz signal alarm. All encased in a modern smoked plexiglas front panel. 1977Time 31 Jan. 15/2 Cairo's flying squads of riot police with their Plexiglas face masks, shields and staves were in control. |