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crown glass

noun

Definition of CROWN GLASS

1
:  a glass blown and whirled into the form of a disk with a center lump left by the worker's rod
2
:  alkali-lime silicate optical glass having relatively low refractive index and low dispersion value
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First Known Use of CROWN GLASS

1706

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