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Murano

American  
[moo-rah-noh, moo-rah-naw] / mʊˈrɑ noʊ, muˈrɑ nɔ /

noun

  1. an island suburb of Venice: cathedral; noted for Venetian glass manufacture.


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All of this, including the Spanish statuary, Moroccan fixtures and Murano glass, is squeezed onto an Orange Avenue lot that once held a 1950s motel.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

After a hearty breakfast, we caught the vaporetto to Murano, the outlying island famous for its glassworks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

In the way of his forbears, Gibson uses beads sourced from all over the world, including vintage beads from Japan and China, and glass beads from the Venetian island of Murano.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 18, 2024

For example, a Great Britain product could be labelled as "Murano glass" and placed on the market in Great Britain in line with Great Britain standards.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2024

And when Murano appeared out of the darkness they knew they had gone too far west.

From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke

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