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verre églomisé


Definition of verre églomisé

noun

[mass noun]
  • glass decorated on the back with engraved gold or silver leaf or paint.

Origin:

early 20th century: French, from verre 'glass' + églomisé, from Glomy, the name of an 18th-century Parisian picture-framer

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