Perspex

British

/ ˈpɜːspɛks /

noun

any of various clear acrylic resins, used chiefly as a substitute for glass

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So it’s like a see-through Perspex mask that we poked the holes in to keep the freckles in the right place every day.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2024

Through a Perspex screen, Mr. Johnson said he felt as though he was surfing across the reservoirs at breathtaking speed as McCarthy approached their target, the Sorpe Dam.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 9, 2022

In the meantime, the artwork has been covered in Perspex to "protect it from the elements," he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2021

Waterstones, for example, is introducing Perspex "sneeze screens" and a quarantine trolley where books that have been browsed will be held for "a couple of days".

From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2020

“Oh bother, there’s another one—” And a lovely white ball of fire arched gracefully over the top of the Perspex canopy.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

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