| 单词 | ground glass |
| 释义 | > as lemmasground glass 3. ground glass: †(a) glass which has its surface polished by grinding; plate glass (obsolete); (b) glass which has had its transparency destroyed by grinding or other processes; also attributive. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > glass and glass-like materials > [noun] > glass > glass polished by grinding ground glass1793 society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > glass and glass-like materials > [noun] > glass > glass destroyed by grinding ground glass1793 1793 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse (ed. 2) Explan. Plate 6 The panes were of ground glass, on account of strength. 1823 P. Nicholson New Pract. Builder 420. 1847 C. Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) xviii. 170 The ground-glass windows are made more dim by shutters. 1869 J. Tyndall Notes 9 Lect. on Light §103 If the screen be semi-transparent, say of ground glass or tracing-paper. 1885 W. D. Howells Rise Silas Lapham i. 2 He..pushed the ground-glass door shut. < as lemmas |
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