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lace glass — noun : glass having patterns resembling lace * * * glass in a filigree pattern. [1880 85] * * * lace glass see ↑lacy glass below. • • • Main Entry: ↑lace lacy glass or lace glass noun An early form of pressed glass with a lacy design • • • … Useful english dictionary
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pressed glass — molded glass that has been shaped or given its pattern, while molten, by the action of a plunger thrust into the mold. [1865 70] * * * glassware produced by mechanically pressing molten glass into a plain or engraved mold by means of a… … Universalium
sandwich glass — noun Usage: usually capitalized S Etymology: from Sandwich, Mass. : blown, molded, or pressed glass made by the Boston and Sandwich Glass Company between 1825 and 1886 and now widely collected especially in some of its lacy pressed forms * * *… … Useful english dictionary
performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains … Universalium
glassware — /glas wair , glahs /, n. articles of glass, esp. drinking glasses. [1705 15; GLASS + WARE1] * * * Introduction any decorative article made of glass, often designed for everyday use. From very early times glass has been used for various… … Universalium
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Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay — The Honourable History of Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay is an Elizabethan era stage play, a comedy written by Robert Greene. Widely regarded as Greene s best and most significant play, it has received more critical attention than any other of… … Wikipedia
Preiddeu Annwfn — (English: The Spoils of Annwfn ) is a short, enigmatic poem found in the Welsh Book of Taliesin. Scholars suggest it took its present form around AD 900 based on linguistic evidence, [Lacy, Norris J. (1991). The Spoils of Annwfn (Preiddeu Annwfn) … Wikipedia
Grianan of Aileach — The Grianan of Aileach (also spelled Ailech; Irish: Grianán Ailigh ) is a group of historic monuments in County Donegal, Ireland built on the hill of Grianán which is 244 metres high. Most writers have identified the site as being the great… … Wikipedia
