faceted glass
1Glass Pavilion — The Glass Pavilion, built in 1914 by Bruno Taut, was a prismatic glass dome structure at the Cologne Deutscher Werkbund Exhibition. The structure was a brightly colored landmark at the exhibition, and was constructed using concrete and glass. The …
2multiplying glass — noun (obsolete) 1. A magnifying glass 2. A faceted glass for multiplying reflexions • • • Main Entry: ↑multiply …
3Stained glass — For the Blackford Oakes novel, see Stained Glass (novel) The term stained glass refers either to the material of coloured glass or to the art and craft of working with it. Throughout its thousand year history the term stained glass was applied… …
4Bead — For other uses, see Bead (disambiguation). Beads A bead is a small, decorative object that is usually pierced for threading or stringing. Beads range in size from under 1 millimetre (0.039 in) to over 1 centimetre (0.39 in) in diameter …
5Peranakan cut beads — (the Peranakan term is Manek potong ) [1] are faceted glass beads used by Peranakan women to make Peranakan beaded slippers (kasot manek) and other Peranakan artifacts like wedding veils, handbags, belts, tapestries, pouches, etc. The beads used… …
6Timeline of Russian inventions and technology records — The Hall of Space Technology in the Tsiolkovsky State Museum of the History of Cosmonautics, Kaluga, Russia. The exhibition includes the models and replicas of the following Russian inventions: the first satellite, Sputnik 1 (a ball under the… …
7Conrad Schmitt Studios — is an …
8Peranakan Cut Beads — (the Peranakan term is Manek potong ) are faceted glass beads used by Peranakan women to make beaded slippers (kasot manek) and other Peranakan artifacts like wedding veils, handbags, belts, tapestries, pouches, etc.The beads used in the past… …
9rhinestone — /ruyn stohn /, n. an artificial gem of paste, often cut to resemble a diamond. [1885 90; RHINE + STONE (trans. of F caillou du Rhin)] * * * ▪ glass gem colourless, faceted glass used in jewelry; also foil backed or silvered cut glass used… …
10Architecture and Civil Engineering — ▪ 2009 Introduction Architecture For Notable Civil Engineering Projects in work or completed in 2008, see Table (Notable Civil Engineering Projects (in work or completed, 2008)). Beijing was the centre of the world of architecture… …
