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Claude glass

Claude glass noun: a slightly convex mirror, commonly of black glass, once used by artists to view landscapes and produce works similar to those of Claude Lorrain.

claude glass: a slightly convex mirror, commonly of black glass, once used by artists to view landscapes and...
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Noun

Claude glass (plural Claude glasses)

  1. A slightly convex mirror, commonly of black glass, once used by artists to view landscapes and produce works similar to those of Claude Lorrain.

Synonyms of Claude glass

Forms of Claude glass

pluralClaude glasses

Origin of Claude glass

Named after French painter Claude Lorrain (c. 1600–1682).

Questions about Claude glass

What does Claude glass mean?
Claude glass means a slightly convex mirror, commonly of black glass, once used by artists to view landscapes and produce works similar to those of Claude Lorrain.
What part of speech is Claude glass?
Claude glass is a noun.
What is the plural of Claude glass?
The plural of Claude glass is Claude glasses.

Words near Claude glass in the dictionary

  1. clauber
  2. Claud
  3. Claude
  4. Claude Bernard syndrome
  5. Claude Bernard-Horner syndrome
  6. Claude glass
  7. Claude glasses
  8. Claude Lorraine glass
  9. Claude Lorraine glasses
  10. Claude Road
  11. Claude's syndrome

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