wire glass

American  

noun

1. a pane or sheet of glass having a network of wire embedded within it as a reinforcement.

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wire glass British  

noun

1. a sheet glass that contains a layer of reinforcing wire netting within it

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Etymology

Origin of wire glass

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

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wire glass

The windows were of wire glass and guarded by metal screens, the lights were in shielded recesses, the floor was polished but without covering.

From Our Nervous Friends — Illustrating the Mastery of Nervousness by Carroll, Robert S.

Now latticed columns, steel trusses, and wire glass are inventions of the modern world too useful to be dispensed with.

From Architecture and Democracy by Bragdon, Claude Fayette

The accident and fire hazard has been largely overcome by protecting the structural parts, by the use of wire glass, and by other ingenious devices.

From Architecture and Democracy by Bragdon, Claude Fayette