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Definition of Strass
1. n. A brilliant glass, used in the manufacture of artificial paste gems, which consists essentially of a complex borosilicate of lead and potassium. Cf. Glass.
Definition of Strass
1. a brilliant glass used in making imitation gems [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Strass
Literary usage of Strass
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Babylonian Expedition of the University of Pennsylvania. by Hermann Vollrat Hilprecht (1904)
"... to which is attached the suffix (ia, cy, Ii<i-mu-u-а, strass., Nbu., ...
uu, strass., N/m.,4()ti : 2 ... 1039 : 7 ; tih<irni-il(u]-ít-ii, strass. ..."
2. Cooley's Cyclopædia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the by Arnold James Cooley (1892)
"Paste or strass, 500 gr. ; oxide of manganese, 3 gr. ; oxide of cobalt, 24 gr.
... From strass, 500 gr. j scales of iron, 100 gr. ; black oxide of copper, ..."
3. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"After having studied at Wittenberg, strass- burg and Basel, he was made pastor
at Hade- burn, Anhalt, 1583. This place he filled for seven years, ..."
4. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1917)
"L: U. strass- burger. il House В 41:224-5 Mr '17 Trees. Care of First aid to
wounded trees. JJ Levison. Sei Am S 83:331 My 26 '17 Making Fiance smile again, ..."
5. A Handbook of Chemical Technology by Johannes Rudolf Wagner (1872)
"All precious stones, with the solitary exception of the opal, can bo imitated
artificially. The chief constituent of these artificial gems is strass, ..."
6. A Handbook of Chemical Technology by Johannes Rudolf Wagner (1872)
"The chief constituent of these artificial gems is strass, or as it termed by
Fontanier, Mayence base ; and in France artificial gems are mostly known as ..."
7. Applied Chemistry: In Manufactures, Arts, and Domestic Economy by Edward Andrew Parnell (1844)
"The variety of glass known by the name of strass which is used as a general ...
The chief difference between the composition of strass and flint-glass ..."
8. Official Catalogue of the Department of Fine Arts, Panama-Pacific ...by San Francisco (Calif.), Dept. of Fine Arts by San Francisco (Calif.), Dept. of Fine Arts (1915)
"strass Bottle: Portrait of President Yuen. 230. strass Bottle: Looking for Prunus
Blossoms. 231. strass Bottle: Looking at Lotus Flowers. 232. ..."
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