"Strass" is a word in ENGLISH
A brilliant glass, used in the manufacture of artificial
paste gems, which consists essentially of a complex borosilicate of
lead and potassium. Cf. Glass.
The owner of the Agut d'Avignon had the air of a 1920s dandy who had ruined himself with one mad night of gambling at baccarat and had only been saved by this restaurant, which he seemed to cherish as if it were his wife or a good fountain pen.
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A gaseous compound of carbon and hydrogen, in the proportion of two atoms of the former to two of the …
Read the complete definitionA compound of nitrogen and boro/, which, when heated before the blowpipe, gives a brilliant phosphorescent; boric nitride.
Read the complete definitionAn organic base belonging to the phenylamines. It may be regarded as ammonia in which one hydrogen atom has been …
Read the complete definitionOne of the elements, a solid substance resembling a metal in its physical properties, but in its chemical relations ranking …
Read the complete definitionThe chrysalis, or pupa of an insect, esp. when reflecting a brilliant golden color, as that of some of the …
Read the complete definitionbatóngmaídlak - For bató nga maídlak—a diamond, brilliant.
Read the complete definitionA bird of the genus Merops, that feeds on bees. The European species (M. apiaster) is remarkable for its brilliant …
Read the complete definitionA genus of plants, mostly of tropical America, many species of which are grown as ornamental plants. The leaves are …
Read the complete definitionTo adorn with spangles; to dot or sprinkle with something brilliant or glittering.
Read the complete definitionThe name of several very beautiful birds of the genus Paradisea and allied genera, inhabiting New Guinea and the adjacent …
Read the complete definitionThe upper faceted portion of a brilliant-cut diamond, which projects from the setting and occupies the zone between the girdle …
Read the complete definitionTo send forth or reflect glowing or brilliant light; to show a blaze.
Read the complete definitionA bursting out, or active display of any quality; an outburst; a brilliant display.
Read the complete definitionA general term for some minerals, chiefly metallic sulphides which have a somewhat brilliant but nonmetallic luster.
Read the complete definitionA meteor or brilliant shooting star, followed by a train of light or sparks; esp. one which explodes.
Read the complete definitionA florid, brilliant style of music, written for effect, to show the range and flexibility of a singer's voice, or …
Read the complete definitionOf brilliant color; of lively hue or appearance.
Read the complete definitionBrilliantly; splendidly; with luster; as, brightly shining armor.
Read the complete definitionBright; clear; luminous; brilliant.
Read the complete definitionThe quality of being brilliant; splendor; glitter; great brightness, whether in a literal or figurative sense.
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