strass

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/stɹas/

noun

A rhinestone, brilliant glass used in the manufacture of artificial paste gemstones, consisting essentially of a complex borosilicate of lead and potassium.

OriginFrench strass →
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Meanings

nounstrass (countable and uncountable, plural strasses)

plural strasses

  1. countableuncountableA rhinestone, brilliant glass used in the manufacture of artificial paste gemstones, consisting essentially of a complex borosilicate of lead and potassium.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
rhinestone

Origin

  1. Frenchstrass
  2. Englishstrass

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with strass

jass
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APA

strass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strass

MLA

“strass.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strass. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “strass,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strass.

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