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favrile|fæˈvriːl|
[Formed as a trade name by L. C. Tiffany (1848–1933), the inventor of the glass, in 1894, from fabrile a.]
A kind of glass characterized by rich colouring, iridescence, and enamelling.
1902Encycl. Brit. XXIX. 8/1 The so-called ‘Favrile’ glass of Messrs. Tiffany of New York owes its effect entirely to surface colour and lustre. 1920E. Bok Autobiogr. (1921) xxii. 226 Just as the ancient Egyptians and Persians had used glazed brick and tile, set in cement, as their form of wall decoration, so Mr. Tiffany had used favrile glass, set in cement. |