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Definition of Sandiver
1. n. A whitish substance which is cast up, as a scum, from the materials of glass in fusion, and, floating on the top, is skimmed off; -- called also glass gall.
Definition of Sandiver
1. Noun. A scum that forms on molten glass ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sandiver
1. scum formed on molten glass [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sandiver
Literary usage of Sandiver
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of the British turf by James Christie Whyte (1840)
"... of a race—The fatigues undergone by Jockies—The method of training practised
by Jockies to reduce their weight—The opinions of the late Mr. W. sandiver, ..."
2. The Hobart Town Magazine (1834)
"Would Mr. sandiver recommend a similar process to reduce corpulency in other ...
The only additional information that Mr. sandiver has to communicate is, ..."
3. Specimens of Early English by Richard Morris, Walter William Skeat (1879)
"sandiver or glass-gall is the scum on fused glass ; sandiver is said to be
corrupted from F. sel de verre, salt of glass. Sauter, sb. psalter, 15. vii. 237. ..."
4. A Treatise on the Origin, Progressive Improvement and Present State of the by George Richardson Porter, John Holland (1846)
"Another foreign-substance is sometimes found at the bottom of the pots, and is
removed when the glass is worked off. This, which is also called sandiver, ..."
5. The Chemistry of the Arts: Being a Practical Display of the Arts and by Samuel Frederick Gray, Arthur Livermore Porter (1830)
"Indeed, the taking off the sandiver in iron ladles, and plunging them in water,
... But when the sandiver has been scummed off, and the glass in quiet ..."
6. History of the British turf by James Christie Whyte (1840)
"... of a race—The fatigues undergone by Jockies—The method of training practised
by Jockies to reduce their weight—The opinions of the late Mr. W. sandiver, ..."
7. The Hobart Town Magazine (1834)
"Would Mr. sandiver recommend a similar process to reduce corpulency in other ...
The only additional information that Mr. sandiver has to communicate is, ..."
8. Specimens of Early English by Richard Morris, Walter William Skeat (1879)
"sandiver or glass-gall is the scum on fused glass ; sandiver is said to be
corrupted from F. sel de verre, salt of glass. Sauter, sb. psalter, 15. vii. 237. ..."
9. A Treatise on the Origin, Progressive Improvement and Present State of the by George Richardson Porter, John Holland (1846)
"Another foreign-substance is sometimes found at the bottom of the pots, and is
removed when the glass is worked off. This, which is also called sandiver, ..."
10. The Chemistry of the Arts: Being a Practical Display of the Arts and by Samuel Frederick Gray, Arthur Livermore Porter (1830)
"Indeed, the taking off the sandiver in iron ladles, and plunging them in water,
... But when the sandiver has been scummed off, and the glass in quiet ..."
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