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Webster 1913 Edition


Strass

Strass

,
Noun.
[So called from its inventor, a German jeweler: cf. F.
stras
.]
(Chem.)
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 2024


strass

strass

English

Noun

strass (countable and uncountable, plural strasses)

  1. A brilliant glass, used in the manufacture of artificial paste gemstones, consisting essentially of a complex borosilicate of lead and potassium.


French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stʁas/

Noun

strass m (uncountable)

  1. paste (lead crystal used as gemstone)

Italian

Noun

strass m (invariable)

  1. paste (lead crystal used as gemstone)

Portuguese

Noun

strass m (uncountable)

  1. paste (glass containing lead, used to imitate diamonds)