mil|le|fi|o|ri glass

mil|le|fi|o|ri glass
mil|le|fi|o|ri glass «MIHL uh fee R ee, -OHR-»,
ornamental glassware made by fusing small glass tubes or rods of various colors together lengthwise and cutting the fused mass into cross sections that are then embedded in clear glass or treated in some other way.
[< Italian mille-fiori (literally) thousand flowers]

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