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| chink2 |
to make or cause to make a sharp, chimelike sound, as of two pieces of metal or glass striking together. [1/2 definitions] |
| clinical thermometer |
a small glass thermometer used to measure body temperature. |
| cloche |
a bell-shaped glass top for covering plants. [1/2 definitions] |
| coaster |
a disk or small dish for placing under a glass to keep moisture off a table. [1/4 definitions] |
| cold frame |
an unheated box, usu. with a glass top, used outdoors for protecting plants from the cold. |
| crackle |
to produce a pattern of thin cracks on a surface, as thin ice or glass, or esp. as a ceramic glaze. [1/9 definitions] |
| crown glass |
a very clear optical glass with low refraction. [2 definitions] |
| cruet |
a small glass bottle, usu. having a stopper, made to hold condiments such as vinegar at the table. |
| crystal |
glass or glassware of exceptional quality and brilliance. [1/7 definitions] |
| crystal ball |
a globe of glass or quartz crystal used by fortune-tellers to foretell events in the future. |
| crystal gazing |
the practice of studying and interpreting images of future events, supposed to appear in a ball of polished glass or crystal. |
| cut glass |
glass that is shaped or decorated by cutting, incising, or grinding. |
| deadlight |
a thick glass window set in a ship's hull or deck. [1/3 definitions] |
| decal |
a design or picture transferred or made to be transferred from specially prepared paper to glass, metal, wood, or the like. |
| decanter |
a stoppered, decorative glass bottle for serving wine, brandy, or the like. |
| demijohn |
a large, narrow-necked glass or earthenware bottle that is enclosed in wickerwork. |
| devitrify |
to treat (glass or the like) so as to make opaque, brittle, and crystalline. [1/2 definitions] |
| diffraction grating |
a set of equidistant parallel lines or grooves made very close together on glass or polished metal, used to diffract light and produce a spectrum. |
| drink |
a certain quantity of an alcoholic beverage, esp. that contained in a standard-sized glass or bottle. [1/12 definitions] |
| Dumet wire |
a particular type of wire, made of a combination of iron and nickel encased in a copper sleeve, used to create vacuum seals between glass and metal in items such as incandescent light bulbs. |
| enamel |
a glossy, usu. opaque coating fused by heat to metal, glass, pottery, or other surfaces for protection or decoration, or objects so coated. [1/5 definitions] |
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