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vasa murrhina

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[vey-suh muh-rahy-nuh, -ree-] / ˈveɪ sə məˈraɪ nə, -ˈri- /

noun

  1. an American art glass, consisting of colored glass dusted with flakes or grains of metal and flashed with clear glass.

Etymology

Origin of vasa murrhina

< New Latin: literally, murrhine vessel

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