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单词 lead glass
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Definition of lead glass in English:

lead glass

noun
mass noun
  • Glass containing a substantial proportion of lead oxide, making it more refractive.

    Also called lead crystal
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This was the result of fashion that swept Europe after the discovery of lead glass.
    • In England high-quality lead glass was not available until George Ravenscroft introduced it in the third quarter of the seventeenth century.
    • But as a general rule, it will help distinguish between soda and lead glass.
    • The chosen pieces show the versatility of the medium in the broad range of techniques used - blowing and sandblasting, hot and cold casting, engraving, pate de verre, stained and lead glass.
    • Developments in glass technology in the late seventeenth century, particularly the use of lead glass, offered, for the first time, a medium of unsurpassed clarity.
    • The earliest lead glass was frequently unstable and soon after manufacturers developed crizzling: a myriad of short cracks within the glass that gave it a milky effect.
    • The brass plate and escutcheon are inlaid, and the interior includes an ebonized penholder, ivory grips, the original baize lining, and two original lead glass ink bottles.
    • The most famous glass mark is the applied raven's head seal of George Ravenscroft, which was used literally as a seal of approval for his new lead glass line.
    • The lead glass stand was made in England about 1760 with all the craftsmanship such a luxurious object deserved.
 
 

Definition of lead glass in US English:

lead glass

nounˌled ˈɡlas
  • Glass containing a substantial proportion of lead oxide, making it more refractive.

    Also called lead crystal
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The brass plate and escutcheon are inlaid, and the interior includes an ebonized penholder, ivory grips, the original baize lining, and two original lead glass ink bottles.
    • Developments in glass technology in the late seventeenth century, particularly the use of lead glass, offered, for the first time, a medium of unsurpassed clarity.
    • The chosen pieces show the versatility of the medium in the broad range of techniques used - blowing and sandblasting, hot and cold casting, engraving, pate de verre, stained and lead glass.
    • But as a general rule, it will help distinguish between soda and lead glass.
    • The earliest lead glass was frequently unstable and soon after manufacturers developed crizzling: a myriad of short cracks within the glass that gave it a milky effect.
    • The most famous glass mark is the applied raven's head seal of George Ravenscroft, which was used literally as a seal of approval for his new lead glass line.
    • In England high-quality lead glass was not available until George Ravenscroft introduced it in the third quarter of the seventeenth century.
    • The lead glass stand was made in England about 1760 with all the craftsmanship such a luxurious object deserved.
    • This was the result of fashion that swept Europe after the discovery of lead glass.
 
 
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