wire glass


noun
  1. a pane or sheet of glass having a network of wire embedded within it as a reinforcement.

Origin of wire glass

1
First recorded in 1895–1900

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British Dictionary definitions for wire glass

wire glass

noun
  1. a sheet glass that contains a layer of reinforcing wire netting within it

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