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Terminology

Taken from: http://www.thestorefinder.com/glass/library/terms/termsA.html

Nugget: Another name for glass globs, thick, free-form rounded pieces of stained glass in various sizes. Often used to replace smaller round pieces in a design, such as grapes in a cluster, a flower center, or to add dimensional interest to a piece. Sizes range from ~¼" to up to ~2" in diameter and come in a variety of cathedral and opal colors.

Opal glass: A glass with a milky or resinous appearance, like the gemstone.

Opalescent glass: Glass that is not transparent, although some sheets may contain relatively transparent areas. A sheet can be a single, solid color or a swirling mix of two or more colors. Generally you cannot see through opalescent glasses because of their dense color.

Opaque: Not transparent.

Transparent: Admitting the passage of light with a clear view beyond.

Baroque: 1. A pattern of glass manufactured by the Spectrum Glass Company consisting of a color or sometimes two, combined with clear class in a gently swirled pattern. Made to imitate a reamy glass. 2. A style of art of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries characterized by overblown realism and curved.

Bevel: Cut and polished edge usually on plate glass at an angle other than 90°, done in stages with roughing, smoothing, cork and felt wheel polishing.