| 释义 |
cullet Glass-making.|ˈkʌlɪt|
[A later form of collet n.1 4; the name being extended from the ‘necks’ formed in glass-blowing to all refuse and broken glass melted over again to make inferior glass.]
Broken or refuse glass with which the crucibles are replenished.
1817C. Attwood Specif. of Patent No. 4148 Cullet, or old or broken or waste glass. 1875Ure Dict. Arts II. 655 The pot is now ready for receiving the topping of cullet, which is broken pieces of window-glass to the amount of 3 or 4 cwts. |