ground glass

noun

Glass having a rough, flat surface produced by abrasion or etching.

Meanings

nounground glass (countable and uncountable, plural ground glasses)

plural ground glasses · alternative ground-glass

  1. countableuncountableGlass having a rough, flat surface produced by abrasion or etching.

Translations

Catalan vidre esmerilat
  • vidre esmerilatglass having a rough, flat surface produced by abrasion or etching
German Mattglas
  • Mattglasglass having a rough, flat surface produced by abrasion or etching
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Chicago

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