Bullion
Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-000841
A thick, circular piece of glass, often with a distinctive swirl pattern, produced by spinning molten glass on a punty. This method was historically used to create window panes, where the center point, known as a bullseye, was the thickest part. Bullions are now primarily used for decorative purposes or historical reproductions.
| Identifier | MLC-T-IND-000841 |
|---|---|
| Field | Industrial and trades |
| Subject | Glass and ceramics |
| Synonyms | bullseye |
| References | bullion - definition and meaning (Wordnik) |
| See also | Bullseye; Billet |
| Translations | German: Bullion; Spanish: bullion; French: bullion |
Record as JSON
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}
Record 922 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.