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• GLASS —    Glass results from the heating of a mixture of sand, lime, and sodium carbonate to a very high temperature. When different materials are added to the sand, glass can become transparent, translucent, or colored. While the origins of glass are… …   Historical Dictionary of Architecture

• Glass ionomer cement — A Glass Ionomer Cement (GIC) is one of a class of materials commonly used in dentistry as filling materials and luting cements. These materials are based on the reaction of silicate glass powder and polyalkeonic acid. These tooth coloured… …   Wikipedia

• setting — /set ing/, n. 1. the act of a person or thing that sets. 2. the surroundings or environment of anything: The garden was a perfect setting for the house. 3. the mounting in which a jewel is set. 4. a group of all the articles, as of china, silver …   Universalium

• Setting — Set Set (s[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Set}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Setting}.] [OE. setten, AS. setton; akin to OS. settian, OFries. setta, D. zetten, OHG. sezzen, G. setzen, Icel. setja, Sw. s[ a]tta, Dan. s?tte, Goth. satjan; causative from the root… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• glass shot — /ˈglas ʃɒt/ (say glahs shot) noun a film shot involving a setting, only part of which is constructed full size, the remainder being fixed, usually painted, on a sheet of glass suspended a short distance in front of the camera to merge with the… …  

• Studio glass — Glass ball made by Tyler Hopkins. Glass can be made transparent and flat, or into other shapes and colors as shown in this sphere from the Verrerie of Brehat in Brittany …   Wikipedia

• The Wine Glass — Infobox Painting| title=The Glass of Wine artist=Johannes Vermeer year=circa 1658 ndash;1660 type=Oil on canvas height=25.5 width=30.25 city=Berlin museum=Gemäldegalerie The Wine Glass ( nl. Het glas wijn), also known as The Glass of Wine and… …   Wikipedia

• stained glass — stained glass, adj. glass that has been colored, enameled, painted, or stained, esp. by having pigments baked onto its surface or by having various metallic oxides fused into it, as used in church windows, decorative lampshades, etc. [1785 95] *… …   Universalium

• The Glass Bead Game — This article is about the novel. For the album by James Blackshaw, see The Glass Bead Game (album). The Glass Bead Game   …   Wikipedia

• Charger (table setting) — Place setting with red charger. Charger plates or service plates are larger decorative plates used to dress up dinner tables at parties, weddings, and other special events. While the charger plates have been around since the 19th century, they… …   Wikipedia

• Medieval stained glass — is the coloured and painted glass of medieval Europe from the 10th century to the 16th century. For much of this period stained glass windows were the major pictorial art form, particularly in northern France, Germany and England, where windows… …   Wikipedia