cullet

American

[kuhl-it] / ˈkʌl ɪt /

noun

broken or waste glass suitable for remelting.

cullet British

/ ˈkʌlɪt /

noun

waste glass for melting down to be reused

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Etymology

Origin of cullet

1810–20; variant of collet < Italian colletto glass blower's term, literally, little neck. See col, -et

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