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A general name for a semitransparent or translucent [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=glass glass] that transmits light but provides privacy (Bucher 1996). Various surface patterns and textures are used.
 
A general name for a semitransparent or translucent [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=glass glass] that transmits light but provides privacy (Bucher 1996). Various surface patterns and textures are used.
  
See also [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=crackle glass crackle glass], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=ground glass ground glass], half-clear glass, [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=granulated glass granulated glass], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=jealous glass jealous glass], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=krinkled glass krinkled glass], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=ondoyant glass ondoyant glass],
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See also [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=crackle%20glass crackle glass], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=ground%20glass ground glass], half-clear glass, [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=granulated%20glass granulated glass], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=jealous%20glass jealous glass], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=krinkled%20glass krinkled glass], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=ondoyant%20glass ondoyant glass],
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
  
verre fonc (Fr.); vidro fosco (Port.); figured glass; pattern glass
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verre foncé (Fr.); vidro fosco (Port.); figured glass; pattern glass
  
 
== Additional Information ==
 
== Additional Information ==
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== Authority ==
 
== Authority ==
  
* Ward Bucher, ed., ''Dictionary of Building Preservation'', Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
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* ''Dictionary of Building Preservation'', Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
  
  
  
 
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Description

A general name for a semitransparent or translucent glass that transmits light but provides privacy (Bucher 1996). Various surface patterns and textures are used.

See also crackle glass, ground glass, half-clear glass, granulated glass, jealous glass, krinkled glass, ondoyant glass,

Synonyms and Related Terms

verre foncé (Fr.); vidro fosco (Port.); figured glass; pattern glass

Additional Information

W. Bucher, Dictionary of Building Preservation, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1996.

Authority

  • Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996

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