lead glass

[ led ]

/ lɛd /

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noun

glass containing lead oxide.

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Origin of lead glass

First recorded in 1855–60

Words nearby lead glass

leader head, leadership, leadfoot, leadfooted, lead-free, lead glass, lead glaze, lead-in, leading, leading aircraftman, leading article

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British Dictionary definitions for lead glass

lead glass

/ (lɛd) /

noun

glass that contains lead oxide as a flux

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