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Definition of Venetian glass

Venetian glass
Venetian Ve*ne"tian, a. [Cf. It. Veneziano, L. Venetianus.] Of or pertaining to Venice in Italy. Venetian blind, a blind for windows, doors, etc., made of thin slats, either fixed at a certain angle in the shutter, or movable, and in the latter case so disposed as to overlap each other when close, and to show a series of open spaces for the admission of air and light when in other positions. Venetian carpet, an inexpensive carpet, used for passages and stairs, having a woolen warp which conceals the weft; the pattern is therefore commonly made up of simple stripes. Venetian chalk, a white compact or steatite, used for marking on cloth, etc. Venetian door (Arch.), a door having long, narrow windows or panes of glass on the sides. Venetian glass, a kind of glass made by the Venetians, for decorative purposes, by the combination of pieces of glass of different colors fused together and wrought into various ornamental patterns. Venetian red, a brownish red color, prepared from sulphate of iron; -- called also scarlet ocher. Venetian soap. See Castile soap, under Soap. Venetian sumac (Bot.), a South European tree (Rhus Cotinus) which yields the yellow dyewood called fustet; -- also called smoke tree. Venetian window (Arch.), a window consisting of a main window with an arched head, having on each side a long and narrow window with a square head.

Meaning of Venetian glass from wikipedia

- Venetian gl**** (Italian: vetro veneziano) is gl****ware made in Venice, typically on the island of Murano near the city. Traditionally it is made with a...
- Cooper, Purdue. In February 2021, a controversial study claimed that Venetian gl**** trade beads had been found at three prehistoric Eskimo sites in Alaska...
- The Venetian Looking-Gl**** (French: Le Miroir de Venise) was a 1905 French short silent film by Georges Méliès. The main character, consistently spelled...
- of gl**** to new heights with the use of stained gl**** windows as a major architectural and decorative element. Gl**** from Murano, in the Venetian Lagoon...
- gl****makers to move their furnaces to Murano in 1291. Murano gl**** is still ****ociated with Venetian gl****. Murano's gl****makers were soon numbered among the island's...
- started in the 16th century, initially mostly in Venetian gl****, then later in Germany and Bohemian gl****. From about 1645 it was used in the Netherlands...
- Magic: Complete Guide to Venetian Gl****, its History and Artists (Schiffer, 2004). ISBN 978-0-7643-1946-4. "Venetian Gl**** Beads Found in Arctic Alaska...
- around 1450, Angelo Barovier invented "crystalline gl****" (vetro cristallino) or "Venetian gl****" (cristallo di Venezia), improving on the previous process...
- Gouda Sagrada (board game) Stained gl**** conservation Studio gl**** Suncatcher Venetian gl**** Window "Stained Gl**** in Medieval Europe". Department of...
- Enamelled gl**** or painted gl**** is gl**** which has been decorated with vitreous enamel (powdered gl****, usually mixed with a binder) and then fired to...