Perspex

British

/ ˈpɜːspɛks /

noun

any of various clear acrylic resins, used chiefly as a substitute for glass

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Through a Perspex security window was a woman telling him she thought she had gastro.

From BBC • Jul. 9, 2025

So it’s like a see-through Perspex mask that we poked the holes in to keep the freckles in the right place every day.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2024

Through a Perspex screen, Mr. Johnson said he felt as though he was surfing across the reservoirs at breathtaking speed as McCarthy approached their target, the Sorpe Dam.

From Washington Post • Dec. 9, 2022

Of course I want that thick sheet of Perspex, for a possible future cold frame.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 12, 2018

“Oh bother, there’s another one—” And a lovely white ball of fire arched gracefully over the top of the Perspex canopy.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

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