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strass [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-01-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Gemmology
- Jewellery
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- rhinestone
1, record 1, English, rhinestone
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Quartz cut to imitate diamond. 2, record 1, English, - rhinestone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
A coloured (sometimes multicoloured) glass gemstone simulant. 3, record 1, English, - rhinestone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ladies plated rings, some set with rhinestone. 4, record 1, English, - rhinestone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A somewhat meaningless word. It seems to have first meant rock crystal. Later it was used for glass imitation stones with variegated colours .... In America and Canada it usually means colourless paste. It may also still be used to mean rock crystal. 5, record 1, English, - rhinestone
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gemmologie
- Joaillerie et bijouterie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- faux brillant
1, record 1, French, faux%20brillant
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pierre du Rhin 2, record 1, French, pierre%20du%20Rhin
correct, feminine noun
- strass 3, record 1, French, strass
correct, masculine noun
- caillou du Rhin 4, record 1, French, caillou%20du%20Rhin
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variété colorée de quartz. 4, record 1, French, - faux%20brillant
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-04-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Gemmology
- Jewellery
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- paste
1, record 2, English, paste
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- stras 2, record 2, English, stras
- strass 3, record 2, English, strass
see observation
- paste diamond 4, record 2, English, paste%20diamond
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Name for glass when used as imitation of gems. 5, record 2, English, - paste
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
According to source SHIGE the term "strass" is widely, but incorrectly used as a synonym of paste to mean any glass imitations of gems. 6, record 2, English, - paste
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Gemmologie
- Joaillerie et bijouterie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- stras
1, record 2, French, stras
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- strass 1, record 2, French, strass
correct, masculine noun
- simili-diamant 2, record 2, French, simili%2Ddiamant
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Espèce de verre incolore avec lequel on imite le diamant; [...] 3, record 2, French, - stras
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le stras blanc, ou stras proprement dit, est un verre composé de silice, de potasse, de borax, d'arsenic et d'oxyde de plomb. 3, record 2, French, - stras
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1992-08-27
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Jewellery
- Gemmology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- paste jewellery 1, record 3, English, paste%20jewellery
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- strass 1, record 3, English, strass
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Joaillerie et bijouterie
- Gemmologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- strass
1, record 3, French, strass
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- stras 1, record 3, French, stras
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sorte de pierre colorée à l'aide d'oxydes métalliques (cobalt, cuivre, manganèse) pour imiter diverses gemmes. (Grand Larousse). 2, record 3, French, - strass
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1975-03-11
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Goldsmithing and Silversmithing
- Jewellery
- Gemmology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- imitation gem 1, record 4, English, imitation%20gem
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[The processes] that produce a simulated material with the appearance but not both the composition and structure of the natural gem, called an imitation gem. 1, record 4, English, - imitation%20gem
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Orfèvrerie et argenterie
- Joaillerie et bijouterie
- Gemmologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- simili
1, record 4, French, simili
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- strass 1, record 4, French, strass
see observation, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Imitation en verre ou plutôt en cristal particulièrement pur. 1, record 4, French, - simili
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Leur composition est due au chimiste allemand Joseph Strasser, d'où le nom de strass souvent employé pour les désigner. 1, record 4, French, - simili
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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