cheval glass |
a full-length framed mirror mounted in such a way that it can be tilted or swiveled. |
crown glass |
a very clear optical glass with low refraction. [2 definitions] |
cut glass |
glass that is shaped or decorated by cutting, incising, or grinding. |
Depression glass |
glassware mass-produced, molded, and usu. colored during the Depression of the 1930s, and now considered a collector's item. |
field glass |
(usually plural) a pair of binoculars used outdoors. |
flint glass |
a bright fusible optical glass that contains lead oxide and is used for lenses and crystal. |
glass blowing |
the art or process of shaping glass by blowing air through a tube that holds a mass of molten glass at one end. |
glass snake |
any of several limbless lizards of the southern United States or of Europe and Asia, having a tail that snaps or breaks off easily. |
glass wool |
fibers of spun glass that resemble wool and are used in insulation and air filters. |
ground glass |
glass that diffuses light because its surface has been ground or etched. [2 definitions] |
lead glass |
a brilliant optical glass containing lead oxide, characterized by high refraction and low dispersion; flint glass; crystal. |
looking glass |
a mirror made of glass. |
magnifying glass |
a lens that makes objects seen through it appear larger. |
milk glass |
white, opaque, or translucent glass. |
object glass |
see "objective." |
pier glass |
a tall mirror set in the section of wall between windows. |
plate glass |
clear, ground, and polished glass in large sheets, used for mirrors and large windows. |
safety glass |
glass made of two layers separated by a sheet of clear plastic or the like to prevent the glass from shattering into pieces. |
shot glass |
a small glass used for drinking a small amount of liquor or for measuring a shot of liquor. |
spun glass |
very thin fibers or threads of glass, used in a variety of products; fiberglass. |