strass
strass · strasses
A rhinestone, brilliant glass used in the manufacture of artificial paste gemstones,…A rhinestone, brilliant glass used in the manufacture of artificial paste gemstones, consisting essentially of a complex borosilicate of lead and potassium.
/stɹas/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A rhinestone, brilliant glass used in the manufacture of artificial paste gemstones, consisting essentially of a complex borosilicate of lead and potassium.
Origin
Borrowed from French strass, after its inventor, the 18th-century Alsatian jeweler Georg FBorrowed from French strass, after its inventor, the 18th-century Alsatian jeweler Georg Friedrich Strass.
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plural: strassesLessons for this word
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