lime glass

noun

1. inexpensive glass containing a large proportion of lime, used for making cheap glasses, windowpanes, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lime glass¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

Lead glass, too, is much heavier than lime glass, and is therefore unsuited to many of the purposes for which the latter is generally used, the principal of which is for the glazing of windows.

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