strass

[ stras ]

/ stræs /

noun

a flint glass with a high lead content, used to imitate gemstones.

Origin of strass

1810–20; <German, named after J. Strasser, 18th-century German jeweler who invented it

Words nearby strass

strapping, strappy, strapwork, Strasberg, Strasbourg, strass, strata, stratagem, stratal, strata title, strategic

Definition for strass (2 of 2)

strass²

[ stras ]

/ stræs /

noun

silk waste produced in making skeins.

Origin of strass

1855–60; <French strasse<Italian straccio, noun derivative of stracciare to tear <Vulgar Latin *extractiare, derivative of Latin extractus (see extract)

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Example sentences from the Web for strass

From strass 7000 gr.; pure calcined sesquioxide of iron (trocus martis), 65 gr.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley
At No. 58 lived Strass, the inventor of the simili-diamonds.
Historic Paris|Jetta S. Wolff
Of the transparent glass paste termed Stras or Strass we have already spoken.
Jewellery|H. Clifford Smith,
In the glass known as strass, used to make imitation Diamonds, the adamantine luster is well imitated.
Birds and Nature, Vol. 12 No. 4 [September 1902]|Various

The first little town that reckons in the Zillerthal is Strass, a very unpretending place, and then Schlitters.
The Valleys of Tirol|R. H. Busk

British Dictionary definitions for strass

strass

/ (stræs) /

noun

jewellery another word for paste 1 (def. 6)

Word Origin for strass

C19: German, named after J. Strasser, 18th-century German jeweller who invented it

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单词	strass
释义	strass ¹ [ stras ] / stræs / noun a flint glass with a high lead content, used to imitate gemstones. Origin of strass ¹ 1810–20; <German, named after J. Strasser, 18th-century German jeweler who invented it Words nearby strass strapping, strappy, strapwork, Strasberg, Strasbourg, strass, strata, stratagem, stratal, strata title, strategic Definition for strass (2 of 2) strass² [ stras ] / stræs / noun silk waste produced in making skeins. Origin of strass ² 1855–60; <French strasse<Italian straccio, noun derivative of stracciare to tear <Vulgar Latin *extractiare, derivative of Latin extractus (see extract) Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for strass From strass 7000 gr.; pure calcined sesquioxide of iron (trocus martis), 65 gr. Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II\|Arnold Cooley At No. 58 lived Strass, the inventor of the simili-diamonds. Historic Paris\|Jetta S. Wolff Of the transparent glass paste termed Stras or Strass we have already spoken. Jewellery\|H. Clifford Smith, In the glass known as strass, used to make imitation Diamonds, the adamantine luster is well imitated. Birds and Nature, Vol. 12 No. 4 [September 1902]\|Various The first little town that reckons in the Zillerthal is Strass, a very unpretending place, and then Schlitters. The Valleys of Tirol\|R. H. Busk British Dictionary definitions for strass strass / (stræs) / noun jewellery another word for paste 1 (def. 6) Word Origin for strass C19: German, named after J. Strasser, 18th-century German jeweller who invented it Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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