Etymology

strass

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Today it means: A rhinestone, brilliant glass used in the manufacture of artificial paste gemstones, consisting essentially of a complex borosilicate of lead and potassium. Full definition →

French strass
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  1. French · borrowed fromstrass
  2. English todaystrass

Borrowed from French strass, after its inventor, the 18th-century Alsatian jeweler Georg Friedrich Strass.

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