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CHRYSOLITE-PASTE

Volume 4 · 45 words · 1797 Edition

a kind of glass made in imitation of natural chrysolite, by mixing two ounces of prepared crystal with ten ounces of red-lead, adding 12 grains of crocus martis made with vinegar; and then baking the whole for 24 hours, or longer, in a well-luted crucible.