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Baccarat glass — Glassware manufactured since 1765 in Baccarat, France. The firm originally produced soda glass for windows and industrial use. In 1816 it was acquired by a Belgian manufacturer of lead crystal; since then it has specialized in this type of glass … Universalium
glass — glassless, adj. glasslike, adj. /glas, glahs/, n. 1. a hard, brittle, noncrystalline, more or less transparent substance produced by fusion, usually consisting of mutually dissolved silica and silicates that also contain soda and lime, as in the… … Universalium
Glass — /glas, glahs/, n. 1. Carter, 1858 1946, U.S. statesman. 2. Philip, born 1937, U.S. composer. * * * I Solid material, typically a mix of inorganic compounds, usually transparent or translucent, hard, brittle, and impervious to the natural elements … Universalium
Baccarat (company) — Baccarat Crystal is a manufacturer of fine crystal glassware located in Baccarat, France. The Musée Baccarat, in Paris, displays many of its finest productions. History 1764 1816In 1764 King Louis XV of France gave permission to found a… … Wikipedia
baccarat — (n.) card game, 1848, from Fr. baccara (19c.), of unknown origin. Baccarat is the name of a town in France that was noted for glass making … Etymology dictionary
Baccarat, Meurthe-et-Moselle — French commune|nomcommune=Baccarat région=Lorraine département=Meurthe et Moselle arrondissement=Lunéville canton=Baccarat insee=54039 cp=54120 maire=Michel le Paige mandat=2001 2008 intercomm= longitude=06.738888 latitude=48.4491667 alt moy=275… … Wikipedia
Glass — This article is about the material. For other uses, see Glass (disambiguation). Moldavite, a natural glass formed by meteorite impact, from Besednice, Bohemia … Wikipedia
opaline glass — usually opaque glass or crystal, either white or coloured, made in France between approximately 1810 and 1890. Opaline resembles the milk glass of 16th century Venice and the opaque, white glass associated with Bristol, Eng., in the 18th… … Universalium
Sandwich glass — any of various forms of glassware manufactured at Sandwich, Mass., from 1825 to c1890. [1930 35, Amer.] * * * ▪ decorative arts glass made by the Boston and Sandwich Glass Company at the village of Sandwich, Mass., 1825–88. The factory was… … Universalium
Opaline glass — The term opaline in current times refers to many forms of opaque and colored glass. In France the term opaline is used to refer to multiple types of glass and not specifically antique colored crystal or semi crystal. The idea that the term… … Wikipedia
