cut glass
Decorative etched crystal
Cut glass is glassware with decorative patterns ground and polished into its surface, creating facets that catch and refract light.
The technique produces the brilliant, prismatic effect associated with fine crystal: a cut glass decanter, cut glass chandeliers.
The term sometimes describes anything with similar sparkle or sharp edges: a cut glass accent suggests clipped, precise speech.
- sparkleEmit flashing light
- crystalOrdered-atom solid
- glasswareDrinking containers of silica
- etchedCarved into a surface
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
refraction · brilliance · beveled · stemware · glasscutting · diamond pattern · engraved · goblet · gleam · Waterford · decanters · leaded · glisten · facet · prism · tumbler · dining room · rainbow
- formal diningplace setting, dinner, porcelain, tablecloth, silverware
- glassglassware, bottles, windows, mirrors, vases
- antique glasswaregoblet, decanter, compote, cruet, creamer
- Czech craftsbobbin lace, wood carving, garnet jewelry, marionettes, puppets
- glass engravingetching, acid etching, hand engraving, intaglio, stippling
- glassworkglassblowing, lampworking, lampwork, flamework, copper foil