English Explanatory Dictionary

strass

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A rhinestone, brilliant glass used in the manufacture of artificial paste gemstones, consisting essentially of a complex borosilicate of lead and potassium.

Pronunciation

/stɹas/

Word forms

strass strasses

Etymology

Borrowed from French strass, after its inventor, the 18th-century Alsatian jeweler Georg Friedrich Strass.

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