strass
1[ stras ]
/ stræs /
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noun
a flint glass with a high lead content, used to imitate gemstones.
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Origin of strass
11810–20; <German, named after J. Strasser, 18th-century German jeweler who invented it
Words nearby strass
strapping, strappy, strapwork, Strasberg, Strasbourg, strass, strata, stratagem, stratal, strata title, strategic
Definition for strass (2 of 2)
strass2
[ stras ]
/ stræs /
noun
silk waste produced in making skeins.
Origin of strass
21855–60; <French strasse<Italian straccio, noun derivative of stracciare to tear <Vulgar Latin *extractiare, derivative of Latin extractus (see extract)
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Word Origin for strass
C19: German, named after J. Strasser, 18th-century German jeweller who invented it
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