lead glass

American  

[led] / lɛd /

noun

1. glass containing lead oxide.

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lead glass British  

/ lɛd /

noun

1. glass that contains lead oxide as a flux

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Etymology

Origin of lead glass

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

They maintained all the historic trim and all of the hand-carved millwork, which was done in Franklin, as well as the lead glass windows.

From Washington Times • Sep. 17, 2019

The technician stands a few meters away behind a lead-lined door with a lead glass window, reducing her occupational exposure.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

Labor, he says, has become 9% more expensive in the past year, and "aluminum, copper, lead, glass and plastics are all up."

From Time Magazine Archive

I have found that the larger size, with a powerful bellows, heats large pieces of lead glass very satisfactorily.

From The Methods of Glass Blowing and of Working Silica in the Oxy-Gas Flame For the use of chemical and physical students by Shenstone, W. A.

It should only be employed, therefore, when the low melting points of soda or lead glass would render them unsuitable for the purpose to which the finished apparatus is to be put.

From The Methods of Glass Blowing and of Working Silica in the Oxy-Gas Flame For the use of chemical and physical students by Shenstone, W. A.