frachen.
? Obsolete.
A metal tray for holding glass-ware in the annealing process.
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1662 C. Merrett tr. A. Neri Art of Glass 244 After some time these Glasses are put into Iron Pans..call'd Fraches, which by degrees are drawn..all along the Leer..that the Glasses may cool Gradatim.
1799 tr. Laboratory (ed. 6) I. iv. 167 Iron pans, called fraches.
1832 G. R. Porter Treat. Manuf. Porcelain & Glass 158 The annealing oven..is..furnished with numerous shallow iron trays, which can be passed easily along the level bottom of the chamber. These trays are called lier-pans or fraiches.
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