opaliten.
/ˈəʊpəlʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈoʊpəˌlaɪt/ 1. Opal; any of various varieties of this. Also: (in gemmology) an artificial mineral resembling opal.
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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > opal > [noun]
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1896 A. H. Chester Dict. Names of Minerals 195 Opalite. Variant of Opal.
1946 J. D. Forrester in Northwest Mining News 31 Dec. 7/2 Due to the fractured nature of the opalite, only a 15 per cent to 20 per cent core recovery was obtained, and most of the results had to be secured by assaying the sludge.
1977 Lapidary Jrnl. 31 1586 (title) Opalite in the Providence Mountains, a visit to Mid Hills and Hole-in-the-Wall.
1997 Dallas Morning News (Nexis) 6 Apr. 2 e [He] has created a sterling silver heart shaped dish with an opalite inlay.
2. Also with capital initial. Opal glass made in the form of tiles or bricks for building purposes.
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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > glass and glass-like materials > [noun] > glass > other types of glass
mirror glass1440
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bottle glass1626
looking-glass plate1665
opal glass1668
flint-glass1683
broad-glass1686
jealous glass1703
plate glass1728
Newcastle glass1734
flint1755
German sheet glass1777
Réaumur's porcelain1777
cut glass1800
Vauxhall1830
muslin glass1837
Venetian glass1845
latticinio1855
quartz glass1861
muff glass1865
thallium glass1868
St. Gobain glass1870
frost blue1873
crackle-glass1875
opaline1875
crackle-ware1881
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Jena1892
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soda glass1897
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milchglas1907
pâte de verre1907
Pyrex1915
silica glass1916
soda-lime glass1917
Vita-glass1925
peach-blow1930
borosilicate glass1933
Vitrolite1937
twin plate1939
sintered glass1940
gold-film1954
Plyglass1956
pyroceram1957
float glass1959
solar glass1977
1899 Pittsburgh & Allegheny Directory 991/2 Opalite Tile Co., 64 Westinghouse bldg.
1903 Science 13 Feb. 266/2 The feature of this building is the treatment of the interior of the cages with light-green opalite tile.
1940 Archit. Rev. 87 19 The walls and counter fronts are faced with black and white opalite glass.
1975 W. C. Huntington & R. E. Mickadeit Building Constr. (ed. 4) x. 520 Structural glass is available in the form of tile or slabs..for use as a finish on exterior and interior wall surfaces. It is known by various trade names such as Carrara Glass, Vitrolite, and Opalite.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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