cullet
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of cullet
1810–20; variant of collet < Italian colletto glass blower's term, literally, little neck. See col, -et
Example Sentences
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She sourced more of these chunks, called cullet, from West Virginia, loading her Jeep and hauling hundreds of pounds of glass rocks through the mountains back to her Philadelphia studio.
From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2022
“It’s getting more rare,” she said of the cullet.
From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2022
The Port of Tilbury, London's major port, is the starting point for trains carrying up to 1,200 tonnes of raw glass cullet travelling to Cheshire, where it is turned into new bottles and containers.
From BBC ● Dec. 30, 2021
The cullet is made from glass from kerbside collections and bottle banks, which is processed in a recycling hub at the port.
From BBC ● Dec. 30, 2021
The sand, coloring matter, and cullet, when mixed in the proper proportions, form what is called in bottle-makers' talk the "batch" or "dope."
From How To Write Special Feature Articles A Handbook for Reporters, Correspondents and Free-Lance Writers Who Desire to Contribute to Popular Magazines and Magazine Sections of Newspapers by Bleyer, Willard Grosvenor
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