strass

¹

[stras]

noun

1. a flint glass with a high lead content, used to imitate gemstones.

strass

²

[stras]

noun

1. silk waste produced in making skeins.

strass

/ stræs /

noun

1. jewellery another word for paste 1

Word History and Origins

Origin of strass¹

1810–20; < German, named after J. Strasser, 18th-century German jeweler who invented it

Origin of strass²

1855–60; < French strasse < Italian straccio, noun derivative of stracciare to tear < Vulgar Latin *extractiare, derivative of Latin extractus ( extract )

Word History and Origins

Origin of strass¹

C19: German, named after J. Strasser, 18th-century German jeweller who invented it