ambittyadj.n.

Brit.

/amˈbɪti/, U.S.

/æmˈbɪdi/

Forms: 1800s ambitti, 1800s– ambetti, 1800s– ambitty, 1900s– ambetty.

Origin: Apparently a borrowing from French. Etymon: French ambité.

Etymology: Apparently < French ambité (1751 or earlier), of unknown origin; compare -y suffix⁵ 2.

Glass-making.

A. adj.

Designating glass that contains small opaque specks as a result of devitrification. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > glass and glass-like materials > [adjective] > other types of glass

blownc1425

Bohemian1682

grounded1698

soft1758

unsilvered1772

navelledc1817

drawn-out1822

muffled1847

ambitty1856

muffed1868

roughcast1868

Sandwich1881

fumé1883

hand-blown1885

peach-blow1886

opaque1907

mould-blown1925

offhand1941

1856 Jrnl. Soc. Arts 15 Feb. 226/2 It [sc. a piece of sheet glass] is..‘ambitty’, covered with stony speckles, symptoms of incipient devitrification.

1902 E. R. Suffling Treat. Art of Glass Painting 63 Ambetty sheet.

1953 Glass for Glazing (B.S.I.) 20 Ambetti, antique venetian, [etc.]..translucent ‘antique’ glasses used chiefly for leaded lights and decorative purposes.

†B. n.

A type of glass characterized by the presence of small opaque specks (see sense A.). Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1884 F. Miller in Furniture Gaz. 3 May 355/2 A beautiful make of glass is anbetti. It is not quite as opaque as cathedral.

1910 Archit. Rec. Apr. 355/1 Another survival of these historic glasses is the ‘Ambitty’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	ambitty
释义	ambittyadj.n. Brit. /amˈbɪti/, U.S. /æmˈbɪdi/ Forms: 1800s ambitti, 1800s– ambetti, 1800s– ambitty, 1900s– ambetty. Origin: Apparently a borrowing from French. Etymon: French ambité. Etymology: Apparently < French ambité (1751 or earlier), of unknown origin; compare -y suffix⁵ 2. Glass-making. A. adj. Designating glass that contains small opaque specks as a result of devitrification. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > glass and glass-like materials > [adjective] > other types of glass blownc1425 Bohemian1682 grounded1698 soft1758 unsilvered1772 navelledc1817 drawn-out1822 muffled1847 ambitty1856 muffed1868 roughcast1868 Sandwich1881 fumé1883 hand-blown1885 peach-blow1886 opaque1907 mould-blown1925 offhand1941 1856 Jrnl. Soc. Arts 15 Feb. 226/2 It [sc. a piece of sheet glass] is..‘ambitty’, covered with stony speckles, symptoms of incipient devitrification. 1902 E. R. Suffling Treat. Art of Glass Painting 63 Ambetty sheet. 1953 Glass for Glazing (B.S.I.) 20 Ambetti, antique venetian, [etc.]..translucent ‘antique’ glasses used chiefly for leaded lights and decorative purposes. †B. n. A type of glass characterized by the presence of small opaque specks (see sense A.). Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1884 F. Miller in Furniture Gaz. 3 May 355/2 A beautiful make of glass is anbetti. It is not quite as opaque as cathedral. 1910 Archit. Rec. Apr. 355/1 Another survival of these historic glasses is the ‘Ambitty’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1856
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