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lead glass

American  
[led] / lɛd /

noun

  1. glass containing lead oxide.


lead glass British  
/ lɛd /

noun

  1. glass that contains lead oxide as a flux

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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.

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Perhaps it felt right because of the house’s lead glass windows.

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Finally, a new, clear lead glass made in London gave us the objects we find in the Palace of Versailles.

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Televisions and monitors with cathode ray tubes are shrink-wrapped and trucked to a recycler that Tech Dump pays to handle the hazardous lead glass.

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Shattered lead glass was scattered about the floor.

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