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glass-rope
CIDE DICTIONARY
glass-rope, n.
A remarkable vitreous sponge, of the genus Hyalonema , first brought from Japan. It has a long stem, consisting of a bundle of long and large, glassy, siliceous fibers, twisted together. [1913 Webster]
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