lead glass
[ led ]
/ lɛd /
noun
glass containing lead oxide.
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First recorded in 1855–60
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Example sentences from the Web for lead glass
Braun was very decently laid out in a lead-lined box, with a lead-glass window over his face.
Space Platform|Murray LeinsterLead-glass articles tend to be rather more stable than similar articles of soda-glass.
A Handbook of Laboratory Glass-Blowing|Bernard D. BolasLower bowl fragment of lead-glass Romer ornamented with gadrooning or pillar molding.
Contributions From the Museum of History and Technology|Ivor Noel HumeAs a rule, soda-glass will need more annealing than lead-glass.
A Handbook of Laboratory Glass-Blowing|Bernard D. Bolas
British Dictionary definitions for lead glass
lead glass
/ (lɛd) /
noun
glass that contains lead oxide as a flux
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