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strass1 (stras),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Jewelrya flint glass with a high lead content, used to imitate gemstones.
  • German, named after J. Strasser, 18th-century German jeweler who invented it
  • 1810–20

strass2 (stras),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Textilessilk waste produced in making skeins.
  • Vulgar Latin *extractiare, derivative of Latin extractus (see extract)
  • Italian straccio, noun, nominal derivative of stracciare to tear
  • French strasse
  • 1855–60

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
strass / stræs/
  1. another word for paste16
Etymology: 19th Century: German, named after J. Strasser, 18th-century German jeweller who invented it
'strass' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
paste

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