Venetian glass

American  

noun

1. ornamental glassware of the type made at Venice, especially that from the island of Murano.

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Venetian glass British  

noun

1. fine ornamental glassware made in or near Venice, esp at Murano

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Etymology

Origin of Venetian glass

First recorded in 1835–45

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Example Sentences

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Venetian glass

Edmonds made a dozen Venetian glass mosaics for a 1995 public art commission at the Metro Pacific Station in Long Beach.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2021

Before then, he had curated exhibitions on subjects ranging from Venetian glass to Edvard Munch and Henri Matisse.

From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2018

In addition to my father’s library, the house was full of treasures my mother had collected – Sèvres china, Venetian glass, antique silver.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 2, 2017

Later, we sit under crimson Venetian glass chandeliers in Encore’s casino and play blackjack with fervor.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 26, 2015

Another way is to take two unciae of ore, a semi-uncia of litharge, two drachmae of Venetian glass and a semi-uncia of saltpetre.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Georgius Agricola

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