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Trass
(gcide) | Trass \Trass\, n. [D. tras or Gr. trass, probably fr. It.
terrazzo terrace. See Terrace.] (Geol.)
A white to gray volcanic tufa, formed of decomposed trachytic
cinders; -- sometimes used as a cement. Hence, a coarse sort
of plaster or mortar, durable in water, and used to line
cisterns and other reservoirs of water. [Formerly written
also tarras, tarrace, terras.]
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Note: The Dutch trass is made by burning and grinding a soft
grayish rock found on the lower Rhine.
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weierstrass
(encz) | Weierstrass, |
matrass
(gcide) | matrass \ma*trass"\, n. [F. matras; perh. so called from its
long narrow neck; cf. OF. matras large arrow, L. materis,
mataris, matara, a Celtic javelin, pike; of Celtic origin.]
(Chem.)
A round-bottomed glass flask having a long neck; a bolthead.
[1913 Webster]Bolthead \Bolt"head`\, n.
1. (Chem.) A long, straight-necked, glass vessel for chemical
distillations; -- called also a matrass or receiver.
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2. The head of a bolt.
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Strass
(gcide) | Strass \Strass\, n. [So called from its inventor, a German
jeweler: cf. F. stras.] (Chem.)
A brilliant glass, used in the manufacture of artificial
paste gems, which consists essentially of a complex
borosilicate of lead and potassium. Cf. Glass.
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israel strassberg
(wn) | Israel Strassberg
n 1: United States actor and film director (born in Austria) who
was a leader in developing method acting in the United
States (1901-1982) [syn: Strasberg, Lee Strasberg,
Israel Strassberg] |
strassburg
(wn) | Strassburg
n 1: city on the Rhine in eastern France near the German border;
an inland port [syn: Strasbourg, Strassburg] |
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