Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Strass"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Strass \Strass\, n. [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}.
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