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murrhine glass

American  

noun

  1. glassware believed to resemble the murrhine cups of ancient Rome.

  2. a ware composed of glass in which metals, precious stones, or the like are embedded.


murrhine glass British  

noun

  1. a type of Eastern glassware made from fluorspar and decorated with pieces of coloured metal

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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