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Giant sequoia

== Description ==
A large coniferous tree, which is the only species (S.giganteum) in its genus (Sequoiadendron). It is a member of the swamp cypress family. The giant sequoia trees can grow to over 80 feet in circumference and 272 feet tall. The trees are found on the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California at altitudes from 4500 to 8000 feet. The thick, reddish brown bark is fire resistant. Its wood is light weight, soft and brittle. It is not used as timber and is currently a protected species.
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
Sequoiadendron giganteum; séquoia géant (Fr.); sequoia (Port); sequoia gigante (It.); Wellingtonia; big tree; sometimes incorrectly called giant redwood
Category:Materials database
Gilder's wax

== Description ==
A wax mixture used to clean and enhance the gold color of a gilt metal prepared with fire gilding. Gilder's wax contains beeswax mixed with a copper salt (verdigris) and an acid (alum, or borax). The wax is rubbed on the fire gilt metal, which is then returned to the fire to burn off the wax. The acid cleans the gilt surface while the second firing removes any remaining traces of mercury.
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
cera de dorador (Esp.)
==Resources and Citations==
* Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
Category:Materials database
Gilding

== Description ==
A thin layer of gold or other metal applied as a decorative surface finish. The metal may be applied as a thin leaf, by electroplating, or as a thin paint layer. Gilding is used on paintings, furniture, frames, sculptures, and book edges. 
See also cold gilding, fire gilding, oil gilding, water gilding, silver gilding, and ormolu.
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
gilt; gilded;
== Additional Images ==
File:27.462-SC53348.jpg|Paneled drawing roomMFA# 27.462
File:27.522-SC39515.jpg|Mantel clockMFA# 27.522
File:33.102-E1182CR-d1.jpg|Communion cupMFA# 33.102
File:50.3608-70-28.jpg|Buddhist sculptureMFA# 50.3608
File:67.5-226-207.jpg|Gilt copper sculptureMFA# 67.5
== Sources Checked for Data in Record ==
* Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
* Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
* Website address 1 Comment: AMOL reCollections Glossary - http://amol.org.au/recollections/7/g/htm
* Janet Burnett Grossman, Looking at Greek and Roman Sculpture in Stone, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2003
Category:Materials database
Gilson stone

== Description ==
The first imitation opal was made by Pierre Gilson in the 1960s and first marketed in 1974. Gilson stone, as well as most other synthetic opals, contain an underlying honeycomb pattern that can be through a microscope. The stones can produce a full spectrum of colors.
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
imitation opal
==Resources and Citations==
* Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opal (accessed Oct. 12, 2005)
* Michael O'Donoghue and Louise Joyner, Identification of Gemstones, Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford, 2003
Category:Materials database
Gilsonite

== Description ==
[American Gilsonite Co] A registered trademark for a very pure, rock-hard, asphalt originally sold in the late 19th century. Gilsonite®, or uintahite, is a natural bitumen found only in the Uinta Mountains of Utah. It is very brittle and lustrous. Gilsonite® is used in black varnishes, lacquers, baking enamels, japans, linoleum, floor tile and paving where it increases resistance to acids, alkalis and water. In the early 19th century, Gilsonite® was often mixed with mica, asbestos, gums, or resins to produce electrical components. It is also the first solid hydrocarbon to be converted to gasoline.
[[[SliderGallery rightalign|Gilsonite (bitumen), Gettens 100.A56.TIF~FTIR(MFA)]]]
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
uintaite; gilsonita (Esp.); asfaltita (Esp.); uintahite; Gilsonite; asphaltite; Utah coal resin; rock asphalt
== Risks ==
* Skin contact may cause irritation.
* Gilsonite: SDS
==Physical and Chemical Properties==
* Soluble in ethanol, turpentine, mineral spirits. 
* Softening point = 290-400F
* Acid value = 2.3
* Density = 1.04-1.10
==Resources and Citations==
* American Gilsonite Co.: Website
* Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
* Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
* The Merck Index, Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983 Comment: entry 9977
* Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilsonite (Accessed Jan. 15, 2006)
* Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
* The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
* Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, https://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000
Category:Materials database
Gilt-paper strips

== Description ==
See attached images.
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
gilt paper strips
== Images ==
File:SC187976.jpg|thumb|Japanese silk brocade (overall view)MFA# 21.246
File:21.246_brocade_det.jpg|thumb|Twill ground with gilt paper, detail of frontMFA# 21.246
File:21.246_brocade_det_obverse.jpg|Twill ground with gilt paper, detail of backMFA# 21.246
Category:Materials database
Gilt varnish

== Description ==
A clear varnish used to protect gilt metal. One formulation of gilt varnish is composed of a mixture of sandarac, aloes, gutta-percha, and litharge.
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
barniz para dorados (Esp.)
==Resources and Citations==
* Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
Category:Materials database
Ginger

== Description ==
A natural yellow lake pigment prepared from the dried roots of the ginger plant (Zingiber officinale). Ginger is native to Southeast Asia and has been used as a spice, essential oil, and colorant since ancient times in India and China. It was brought to Europe in the 1st century CE and is currently cultivated in most tropical and subtropical countries.
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
Zingiber officinale; gingembre (Fr.); gengibre (Port.)
==Resources and Citations==
* R.D. Harley, Artists' Pigments c. 1600-1835, Butterworth Scientific, London, 1982
* The Merck Index, Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983 Comment: entry 4430
* The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
* Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "Ginger." Accessed 15 July 2004.
Category:Materials database
Gingham

== Description ==
A plain weave, lightweight cotton fabric with a check pattern. Gingham cloth (Ging-Gang in Mayasian) was originally imported in the 17th century to Europe from southeast Asia as a striped fabric. By the mid 18th century, the mills of Manchester, were selling gingham with a blue and white checked pattern. Currently, gingham is typically made with two colors of yarn in both the warp and filling directions. The color changes are made at evenly spaced intervals to produce a balanced pattern of square blocks. Gingham is used for dresses, shirts, curtains, and children's clothing.
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
ging-gang; vichy (Esp.); guinga (Esp.); gingang (gekleeurd weefse) (Ned);
== Risks ==
Will shrink and wrinkle unless pretreated.
== Physical and Chemical Properties ==
Low-textured, inexpensive
== Resources and Citations ==
* Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles, Phyllis G.Tortora, Robert S. Merkel (eds.), Fairchild Publications, New York City, 7th edition, 1996
* Edward Reich, Carlton J. Siegler, Consumer Goods: How to Know and Use Them, American Book Company, New York City, 1937
* Website: www.fabrics.net
* Website: www.apparelsearch.com
* Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gingham (Accessed Nov. 2, 2005)
* Rosalie Rosso King, Textile Identification, Conservation, and Preservation, Noyes Publications, Park Ridge, NJ, 1985
* Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
* The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
Category:Materials database
Ginran

== Description ==
A Japanese silk fabric first introduced during the Ming dynasty. The twill-weave ground has a supplementary weft patterning with silver gilt paper strips. 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
gin ran
== Images ==
File:Gin Ran.jpg|thumb|Ginran, overall
File:Gin_Ran1.jpg|Ginran, detail
File:Gin_Ran2.jpg|Ginran, detail
==Resources and Citations==
* York Antique Textiles: Glossary
Category:Materials database
Gishigishi (Sorrel) - center (203 C)

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|-	
! scope="row"|Museum number
| 203
|-	
! scope="row"|Uemura number / title
| ; "Haze-some 25"
|-	
! scope="row"|Folder location
| 3rd shelf
|-	
! scope="row"|Sample location
| center (203 C)
|-	
! scope="row"|Fiber type
| silk
|-	
! scope="row"|Color
| dark brown (slightly greenish)
|-	
! scope="row"|Dyestuff (Japanese common name)
| ぎしぎし : Gishigishi
|-	
! scope="row"|Dye (English common name)
| Sorrel
|-	
! scope="row"|Dyestuff (botanical name)
| Rumex japonicus Houtt.
|-	
! scope="row"|Plant part
| root / dried (?)
|-	
! scope="row"|Dyestuff extraction
| boiled in water
|-	
! scope="row"|Auxiliary agent in dye bath
| -
|-	
! scope="row"|Mordant
| iron
|-	
! scope="row"|Other auxiliary agent
| -
|-	
! scope="row"|Uemura's notes
| The idea of this experiment was suggested by Mr. Shoichi Goto, who also provided the plant to the author.
|-	
! scope="row"|Uemura's date
| Kyoto
|}
Category:Uemura dye archive
Gishigishi (Sorrel) - left (201 L)

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|-	
! scope="row"|Museum number
| 201
|-	
! scope="row"|Uemura number / title
| ; "Haze-some 25"
|-	
! scope="row"|Folder location
| 3rd shelf
|-	
! scope="row"|Sample location
| left (201 L)
|-	
! scope="row"|Fiber type
| silk
|-	
! scope="row"|Color
| brown
|-	
! scope="row"|Dyestuff (Japanese common name)
| ぎしぎし : Gishigishi
|-	
! scope="row"|Dye (English common name)
| Sorrel
|-	
! scope="row"|Dyestuff (botanical name)
| Rumex japonicus Houtt.
|-	
! scope="row"|Plant part
| root / dried (?)
|-	
! scope="row"|Dyestuff extraction
| boiled in water
|-	
! scope="row"|Auxiliary agent in dye bath
| -
|-	
! scope="row"|Mordant
| ash water
|-	
! scope="row"|Other auxiliary agent
| -
|-	
! scope="row"|Uemura's notes
| Actual use of this plant as dyestuff was unknown, though listed as medicinal plant in the Shinnhonzoukyo () from 300 BC - 200 AD, China.
|-	
! scope="row"|Uemura's date
| Kyoto
|}
Category:Uemura dye archive
Gishigishi (Sorrel) - left (202 L)

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|-	
! scope="row"|Museum number
| 202
|-	
! scope="row"|Uemura number / title
| ; "Haze-some 25"
|-	
! scope="row"|Folder location
| 3rd shelf
|-	
! scope="row"|Sample location
| left (202 L)
|-	
! scope="row"|Fiber type
| silk
|-	
! scope="row"|Color
| light brown (slightly yellow)
|-	
! scope="row"|Dyestuff (Japanese common name)
| ぎしぎし : Gishigishi
|-	
! scope="row"|Dye (English common name)
| Sorrel
|-	
! scope="row"|Dyestuff (botanical name)
| Rumex japonicus Houtt.
|-	
! scope="row"|Plant part
| root / dried (?)
|-	
! scope="row"|Dyestuff extraction
| boiled in water
|-	
! scope="row"|Auxiliary agent in dye bath
| -
|-	
! scope="row"|Mordant
| Calcium chloride
|-	
! scope="row"|Other auxiliary agent
| -
|-	
! scope="row"|Uemura's date
| Kyoto
|}
Category:Uemura dye archive
Gishigishi (Sorrel) - right (201 R)

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|-	
! scope="row"|Museum number
| 201
|-	
! scope="row"|Uemura number / title
| ; "Haze-some 25"
|-	
! scope="row"|Folder location
| 3rd shelf
|-	
! scope="row"|Sample location
| right (201 R)
|-	
! scope="row"|Fiber type
| silk
|-	
! scope="row"|Color
| light yellowish brown
|-	
! scope="row"|Dyestuff (Japanese common name)
| ぎしぎし : Gishigishi
|-	
! scope="row"|Dye (English common name)
| Sorrel
|-	
! scope="row"|Dyestuff (botanical name)
| Rumex japonicus Houtt.
|-	
! scope="row"|Plant part
| root / dried (?)
|-	
! scope="row"|Dyestuff extraction
| boiled in water
|-	
! scope="row"|Auxiliary agent in dye bath
| -
|-	
! scope="row"|Mordant
| -
|-	
! scope="row"|Other auxiliary agent
| -
|-	
! scope="row"|Uemura's notes
| Actual use of this plant as dyestuff was unknown, though listed as medicinal plant in the Shinnhonzoukyo () from 300 BC - 200 AD, China.
|-	
! scope="row"|Uemura's date
| Kyoto
|}
Category:Uemura dye archive
Gishigishi (Sorrel) - right (202 R)

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|-	
! scope="row"|Museum number
| 202
|-	
! scope="row"|Uemura number / title
| ; "Haze-some 25"
|-	
! scope="row"|Folder location
| 3rd shelf
|-	
! scope="row"|Sample location
| right (202 R)
|-	
! scope="row"|Fiber type
| silk
|-	
! scope="row"|Color
| light brown
|-	
! scope="row"|Dyestuff (Japanese common name)
| ぎしぎし : Gishigishi
|-	
! scope="row"|Dye (English common name)
| Sorrel
|-	
! scope="row"|Dyestuff (botanical name)
| Rumex japonicus Houtt.
|-	
! scope="row"|Plant part
| root / dried (?)
|-	
! scope="row"|Dyestuff extraction
| boiled in water
|-	
! scope="row"|Auxiliary agent in dye bath
| -
|-	
! scope="row"|Mordant
| lime water ()
|-	
! scope="row"|Other auxiliary agent
| -
|-	
! scope="row"|Uemura's date
| Kyoto
|}
Category:Uemura dye archive
Glacé

== Description ==
1) A smooth glossy finish put on some fabrics made out of silk and kid leather. See glacé kid. 
2) (British) A lightweight plain weave fabric prepared with cotton warp and mohair filling yarns.
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
glace (sp); glac; glaseado (Esp.); glanzend (Ned.); zacht (Ned.);
==Resources and Citations==
* Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Dictionary of Fiber & Textile Technology (older version called Man-made Fiber and Textile Dictionary, 1965), Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Charlotte NC, 1990
* Rosalie Rosso King, Textile Identification, Conservation, and Preservation, Noyes Publications, Park Ridge, NJ, 1985
Category:Materials database
Glacé kid

== Description ==
A smooth glossy leather originally prepared from goat or sheepskin. Early glacé kid had a shiny surface that was originally prepared by tawing the skin in a mixture of alum, table salt, flour, and egg yolk. Today, glacé kid is prepared from many types of vegetable or chrome tanned leathers. The smooth polished surface is obtained mechanically by shaving, glazing, ironing, and/or rolling the dry leather.
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
glace kid (sp); glazed kid; gloving kid; glazed goat; dressed kid; cabritilla glaceada (Esp.); tafilete (Esp.)
== Resources and Citations ==
* G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 433
* Hermann Kuhn, Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities, Butterworths, London, 1986
* Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
* American Leather Chemists Association Glossary at www.leatherchemists.org
Category:Materials database
Glair

== Description ==
A size or glaze made from egg white. Glair is prepared by beating egg white with a little water and allowing it to stand overnight. Some recipes add a small amount of vinegar. Glair becomes tackier, and more odorous, the longer it stands. Glair has been used as a sizing for gilding, as a binder for manuscript illumination paints, and as a thin glaze. It is a weak binder and cracks in low humidity.
[[[SliderGallery rightalign|Glair (Gettens 52-17), with kaolin.TIF~FTIR glair with kaolin(MFA)]]]
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
clara de ovo (Port.); glaire
==Resources and Citations==
* R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia, Dover Publications, New York, 1966
* Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
* AMOL reCollections Glossary - http://amol.org.au/recollections/7/c/htm
Category:Materials database
Glance pitch

== Description ==
A hard, brittle, black asphalt. Glance pitch fractures easily producing a bright shiny surface. The largest commercial mine is in Barbados.
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
manjak; Barbados pitch
==Physical and Chemical Properties==
* Soluble in carbon disulfide.
* Mohs Hardness = 2.0
* Density = 1.1 g/ml
==Resources and Citations==
* Thomas Gregory, The Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Reinhold Publishing, New York, 3rd ed., 1942
Category:Materials database
Glass bead

== Description ==
Modern spherical glass beads are produced by spraying molten glass into a partially evacuated chamber. Various sizes of solid and hollow spheres (Microballoon) are made ranging from a fine powder to 1/4 inch in diameter. Glass beads are used as fillers in polymers to increase strength and provide sound and thermal insulators.
Decorative glass beads have been made since ancient times in Egypt, Rome and Greece. First created about 3500 years ago in Egypt, glass beads replaced, beads made from faience, glazed steatite, bones, stones, pearls and shells. The beads were often constructed by winding a thin thread of drawn-out glass around a wire. This produces a spiral effect and left a tiny tail where the glass thread was separated from the bead. An alternative method was to take one or more glass rods, or canes, and cut them to the bead size, They were then folded around a wire then fused to make a tube. Sometimes the tubes were stretched to make longer cylindrical beads. For detailed information on decorative bead production, see History of Venetian Glass Beads.
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
glass sphere; perle de verre (Fr.); glazen kraal (Ned.); conta de vidro (Port.)
==Applications==
* Decorations, jewelry
* Spacers, fillers, etc.
* Weight bags
==Resources and Citations==
* Conservation termlist: www.hants.org.uk/museums (Historical technology)
* Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass_beadmaking (access 8/20)
* History of Venetian beads link (Accessed 8/20)
Category:Materials database
Glass block

== Description ==
A solid or hollow glass block used for decorative interior and exterior construction. G. Falconnier is credited with developing the glass block in 1886. His hexagonal shaped blocks were made into a glass block building at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. After many methods of production were tried, Owens-Illinois Glass introduced the first pressed glass block in 1932. Two identical concave rectangles were placed together under heat and pressure then sealed. Using standard masonry techniques, the glass blocks are joined to form non-load bearing walls that transmit light. The blocks distort images and thus provide a degree of privacy. The blocks have been used for schools, factories, and in homes, such as for entry ways, shower enclosures and patio walls.
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
brique de verre (Fr.); glass brick; hollow glass tile;
Brand names: Insulux [Owen-Illinois]; PC Block [Corning Glass Works]; Falconnier's block
==Resources and Citations==
* Dietrich Neumann, "Prismatic Glass", in Twentieth-Century Building Materials, T. Jester (ed.), McGraw-Hill: New York, 1995.
Category:Materials database
Glass colorants

== Description ==
Inorganic materials are used to color or opacify glass as well as to color ceramic glazes and vitreous enamels. Examples include:
* opaque white: fluorides, tin oxide, or bone ash.
* iridescence: silver and bismuth.
* black: two or more cobalt, copper, iron and nickel oxides; or iron and carbon.
* gray: nickel oxide and titanium dioxide.
* purple: neodymium oxide.
* blue: cobalt oxide, copper oxide.
* blue-green: iron chromate, or copper oxide.
* green: iron oxide and chromic oxide.
* yellow-green: chromic oxide, or cadmium sulfide.
* yellow: uranium oxide, iron/manganese, ceric oxide, or silver oxide (surface).
* amber: iron oxide and sulfur, coal and sulfur, or iron disulfide.
* red: cadmium sulfide, cadmium selenide, manganese, metallic gold, copper oxide, gold chloride or gold-tin purple (purple of Cassius).
* violet: manganese oxide
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
glass colourants (Br.); colorantes para vidro (Port.)
== Resources and Citations ==
* Michael McCann, Artist Beware, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York City, 1979
* Edward Reich, Carlton J. Siegler, Consumer Goods: How to Know and Use Them, American Book Company, New York City, 1937
Category:Materials database
Glass fabric

== Description ==
A manufactured fabric woven from glass fiber. Glass fabric is woven with a twill, satin, or plain pattern to form sheets or thin strips. It is often embedded with cements or laminated with polymers for reinforcement. Glass fabric is used in gloves, mats, carpet backing and clothing as a heat and flame resistant fabric. It may be painted or varnished.
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
glass cloth; scrim; tissu de verre (Fr.); vidro tecido (Port.)
== Applications==
* Repair fiberglass structures
* Provide abrasion resistant coverage to wooden structures
* Provides strength to interior of aircraft fuselage
* In greenhouses, allows transmission of sunlight with filtered UV.
==Risks==
* Skin irritant (not used for clothing)
== Physical and Chemical Properties ==
* Resistant to mildew and biological attack
* Non-flammable and heat-resistant
==Resources and Citations==
* Wikipdedia: link (Accessed Aug 2020).
* West Systems: Glass Fabrics link (Accessed Aug 2020).
* R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia, Dover Publications, New York, 1966
* Theodore J. Reinhart, 'Glossary of Terms', Engineered Plastics, ASM International, 1988
* Rosalie Rosso King, Textile Identification, Conservation, and Preservation, Noyes Publications, Park Ridge, NJ, 1985
Category:Materials database
Glass of bismuth

== Description ==
Common name for bismuth trioxide prior to the 1800s when chemical compound names were standardized (Schur 1985).
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
bismuth trioxide
==Resources and Citations==
* Susan E. Schur, Conservation Terminology: A review of Past & Current Nomenclature of Materials, Technology and Conservation, Spring (p.34-39); Summer (p.35-38); Fall (p.25-36), 1985
Category:Materials database
Glass paper

== Description ==
1) An abrasive paper sheet. Glass paper is prepared by coating one side of a heavy paper with powdered glass particles that have been sieved and graded to varying grits. Glass paper is different from sandpaper, which is made from sand or flint. Glass paper is used for smoothing wood or leather. 
2) A nonwoven fabric prepared from glass fibers. It is used as a reinforcing material in polymer matrices and as a flame resistant fabric.
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
papier de verre (Fr.); lixa de vidro (Port.)
==Resources and Citations==
* Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
* The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
* Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
Category:Materials database