flint glass

noun

: heavy brilliant glass that contains lead oxide, has a relatively high refractive index, and is used in lenses and prisms

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For Mattivi and his team, the findings reveal the underlying issues with using clear flint glass bottles for any type of wine — although don’t let this stop you from purchasing one yourself. Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 25 July 2022 But after just seven days of light exposure, wine stored in flint glass bottles lost between 10 and 30 percent of its terpenes and between 30 and 70 percent of its norisoprenoids compared to wine stored in colored bottles. Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 25 July 2022 They are called flint glasses and are my favorites. Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 May 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1683, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of flint glass was in 1683

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“Flint glass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flint%20glass. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.

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flint glass

noun
: heavy glass that contains an oxide of lead and is used in lenses and prisms

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