FLINT GLASS
\flˈɪnt ɡlˈas], \flˈɪnt ɡlˈas], \f_l_ˈɪ_n_t ɡ_l_ˈa_s]\
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A soft, heavy, brilliant glass, consisting essentially of a silicate of lead and potassium. It is used for tableware, and for optical instruments, as prisms, its density giving a high degree of dispersive power; -- so called, because formerly the silica was obtained from pulverized flints. Called also crystal glass. Cf. Glass.
By Oddity Software
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A soft, heavy, brilliant glass, consisting essentially of a silicate of lead and potassium. It is used for tableware, and for optical instruments, as prisms, its density giving a high degree of dispersive power; -- so called, because formerly the silica was obtained from pulverized flints. Called also crystal glass. Cf. Glass.
By Noah Webster.