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
Neither the acid nor the water should ever be placed in any vessels but those made of lead, glass, porcelain, rubber, or glazed earthenware.
From The Automobile Storage Battery Its Care And Repair by Witte, Otto A.
The colour of the phosphorescence depends on the kind of glass; thus the light from soda glass is a yellowish green, and that from lead glass blue.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 8 "Conduction, Electric" by Various
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