spun glass
noun
blown glass in which fine threads of glass form the surface texture.
Origin of spun glass
1First recorded in 1770–80
Words Nearby spun glass
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How to use spun glass in a sentence
Each night she sends spectral melodies out into the universe, songs with the weblike clarity of spun glass.
Annette Is Gorgeous to Look at But All the Wrong Kinds of Weird | Stephanie Zacharek | August 6, 2021 | TimeEven rocks have been imitated; and spun glass has often successfully represented water.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence HartleyThe relics of yellow hair, still adhering to the sides of his head, looked as silkily frail as spun glass.
Heart and Science | Wilkie Collinsspun glass is used by chemists for filtering strong acid solutions.
Textiles | William H. DooleyIn every museum you may see specimens of a beautiful vase-like structure seemingly made of spun-glass.
Young Folks' Library, Volume XI (of 20) | Various
Its hair was like spun glass, of a bluish, pinkish gray, snow-white in the partings.
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