strass

A rhinestone, brilliant glass used in the manufacture of artificial paste gemstones, consisting essentially of a complex borosilicate of lead and potassium.

Pronounced as (IPA)
/stɹas/
Etymology

Borrowed from French strass, after its inventor, the 18th-century Alsatian jeweler Georg Friedrich Strass.

στρας

ύαλος ψευδών κοσμήματων

brillante artificiale

stras

strass

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