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ambitty, a. Glass-making.|æmˈbɪtɪ|
Also ambetti, ambetty, ambitti.
[app. ad. F. ambité, of obscure origin.]
Designating glass which becomes devitrified while it is being worked. Also absol.
1883H. Chance Crown & Sheet Glass in H. J. Powell et al. Glass-Making 104 Glass made with sulphate of soda is less liable to devitrify or as it is termed, become ‘ambitty’ in the pot during the time of working. 1885F. Miller Glass-painting 52 A beautiful make of glass is anbetti [sic]. 1885Spon's Mechanic's Own Book 630 ‘Ambilti’ [sic] (single and double) is a sheet glass, originally of Italian manufacture. 1902E. R. Suffling Art of Glass Painting 63 Ambetty sheet. 1953Glass for Glazing (B.S.I.) 20 Ambetti, antique venetian, [etc.]..translucent ‘antique’ glasses used chiefly for leaded lights and decorative purposes. |