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Definition of vitreous silver

vitreous silver
Argentite Ar"gen*tite, n. [L. argentum silver.] (Min.) Sulphide of silver; -- also called vitreous silver, or silver glance. It has a metallic luster, a lead-gray color, and is sectile like lead.

Meaning of vitreous silver from wikipedia

- due to W. Haidinger. Old names for the species are Glaserz, silver-glance and vitreous silver. A related copper-rich mineral occurring e.g. in Jalpa, Zacatecas...
- Vitreous enamel, also called porcelain enamel, is a material made by fusing powdered gl**** to a substrate by firing, usually between 750 and 850 °C (1...
- or gl**** fused to steel) is the use of porcelain enamel (also known as vitreous enamel) for industrial, rather than artistic, applications. Porcelain enamel...
- d’art in the fields of the decorative arts and metalwork, porcelain and vitreous enamel; figurines, plaquettes, and engraved gems; ivory carvings and semi-precious...
- (1444) of Visitation; pot metal, including white gl****, black vitreous paint, yellow silver stain, and olive-green enamel. The plant patterns in the red...
- Pigmented structural gl****, also known generically as structural gl**** and as vitreous marble, and marketed under the names Carrara gl****, Sani Onyx, and Vitrolite...
- Portions of a window may be done in grisaille using, for example, silver stain or vitreous paint, while other sections are coloured gl****. Monochrome work...
- separated by metal strips or wire, normally of gold. In recent centuries, vitreous enamel has been used, but inlays of cut gemstones, gl**** and other materials...
- M****achusetts. It serves the MBTA Blue Line and the SL3 branch of the Silver Line. It is located in East Boston under the interchange between Interstate...
- feasting cup of a type known as a mazer. The wood bowl and the elaborate silver-gilt "boss" in the centre are dated "fairly firmly" to between 1314 and...