strass
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Etymology
Borrowed from French strass, after its inventor, the 18th-century Alsatian jeweler Georg Friedrich Strass.
Pronunciation
Noun
strass (countable and uncountable, plural strasses)
- A rhinestone, brilliant glass used in the manufacture of artificial paste gemstones, consisting essentially of a complex borosilicate of lead and potassium.
Further reading
rhinestone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology
After its inventor, the 18th-century Alsatian jeweler Georg Friedrich Strass.
Pronunciation
Noun
strass m (plural strass)
- paste, rhinestone (lead crystal used as gemstone)
- 1983, “Baby Alone in Babylone”, in Serge Gainsbourg (lyrics), Baby Alone in Babylone, performed by Jane Birkin:
- Noyée sous les flots de musiques electriques / De rock’n’roll tu recherches un rôle / Tu recherches les studios, et les traces de Monroe / Les strass et le stress / Dieux et déesses de Los Angeles
- Drowned beneath the waves of electric music / of Rock'n'Roll, you're looking for a role / You look for the studios and the traces of Monroe / The rhinestones and the stress / Gods and goddesses of Los Angeles
Descendants
- → English: strass
Further reading
- “strass”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Noun
strass m (invariable)
- paste (lead crystal used as gemstone)
Pronunciation
Noun
strass m
Related terms
- strassé
Noun
strass m (uncountable)
- paste (glass containing lead, used to imitate diamonds)
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
strass c
Declension
References
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