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Strass

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CIDE DICTIONARY

Strassn. [So called from its inventor, a German jeweler: cf. F. stras.].
     A brilliant glass, used in the manufacture of artificial paste gems, which consists essentially of a complex borosilicate of lead and potassium. Cf. Glass.  [1913 Webster]

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