Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bohemian glass

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.48 in modern English

Syllables: bo-hemi-an -glass
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A variety of hard glass of fine quality (often remarkable for beauty of colour), originally and traditionally made in Bohemia, classically containing silica, lime, and potash rather than soda, and no lead.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[…] Bohemians used it like rock crystal, cutting and grinding it to the desired shapes and patterns. The sons and grandsons of these men who had made Bohemian glass in England made English glass in England [now]."
"1717 The Miottis [were] given permission to make "Bohemian" glass in Venice. 1718 The making of artificial pearls was invented by Janin, a paternoster and coral worker. […] 1736 Guiseppe Briatti (?) receives ten-year patent to make "Bohemian" glass in Venice."

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

Bohemian glasses (plural)

Questions

What does bohemian glass mean?: A variety of hard glass of fine quality (often remarkable for beauty of colour), originally and traditionally made in Bohemia, classically containing silica, lime, and potash rather than soda, and no lead.

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