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windolite|ˈwɪndəʊlaɪt| Also Windolite, windowlite. [f. window n. + -lite (alteration of light n.).] The name of a transparent material serving as a substitute for glass. A proprietary name in Australia.
1927Glasgow Herald 1 Feb. 6/4 If the pullets are to be confined..wide shelter boards and glass, or ‘windolite’, shutters must be fixed. 1935Times Educ. Suppl. 16 Mar. p. iv/1 A sheet of glass or windolite or a small cloche will afford them [sc. plants] shelter. 1951‘N. Shute’ Round Bend 30 An upstairs window was broken and shut up with windowlite tacked over the frame. |