lead glass
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of lead glass
First recorded in 1855–60
Example Sentences
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They maintained all the historic trim and all of the hand-carved millwork, which was done in Franklin, as well as the lead glass windows.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 17, 2019
The technician stands a few meters away behind a lead-lined door with a lead glass window, reducing her occupational exposure.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
Labor, he says, has become 9% more expensive in the past year, and "aluminum, copper, lead, glass and plastics are all up."
From Time Magazine Archive
To collect the glass for blowing a bulb of lead glass, employ the flame described on pp. 17-22 for heating lead glass.
From The Methods of Glass Blowing and of Working Silica in the Oxy-Gas Flame For the use of chemical and physical students by W. A. Shenstone
I have not noticed this with lead glass well supported.
From On Laboratory Arts by Richard Threlfall
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