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单词 favrile
释义

favrilen.

/faˈvriːl/
Etymology: Formed as a trade name by L. C. Tiffany (1848–1933), the inventor of the glass, in 1894, < fabrile adj.
A kind of glass characterized by rich colouring, iridescence, and enamelling.
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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > ornamental glass-work > [noun] > glass-colouring > other decorative or coloured glass
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1902 Encycl. Brit. XXIX. 8/1 The so-called ‘Favrile’ glass of Messrs. Tiffany of New York owes its effect entirely to surface colour and lustre.
1920 E. W. Bok Autobiogr. (1921) xxii. 226 Just as the ancient Egyptians and Persians had used glazed brick and tile, set in cement, as their form of wall decoration, so Mr. Tiffany had used favrile glass, set in cement.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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