Glass

Glass

Glass is an amorphous (non-crystalline) solid material. Glasses are typically brittle and optically transparent.

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Famous quotes containing the word glass:

    We all drew on the comfort which is given out by the major works of Mozart, which is as real and material as the warmth given up by a glass of brandy.
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    Like a wild stranger out of wizard-land
    He dwelt a little with us, and withdrew;
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    Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869–1935)

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