Ground-glass

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of ground glass. alt-of, alternative, uncountable

    "It was the hand of a master that Laura seemed to see in her face, the witty expression of which shone like a lamp through the ground-glass of her good breeding; nature was always an artist, but not so much of an artist as that."

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filterglass

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"It was the hand of a master that Laura seemed to see in her face, the witty expression of which shone like a lamp through the ground-glass of her good breeding; nature was always an artist, but not so much of an artist as that."

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