(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 3:27:59

Strass (?), n. [So called from its inventor, a German jeweler: cf. F. stras.] Chem.

A brilliant glass, used in the manufacture of artificial paste gems, which consists essentially of a complex borosilicate of lead and potassium. Cf. Glass.

 

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