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cameo glass

American

noun

an ornamental glass in which two layers, often blue and opaque white, have been cased, and on which the design has been treated in the manner of a cameo.

Etymology

Origin of cameo glass

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

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The famous cameo glass was formed by covering a mass of molten glass with one or more coatings of a differently coloured glass.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" by Various

The two other most remarkable examples of this cameo glass are an amphora at Naples and the Auldjo vase.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" by Various

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