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Definition of Cullet
1. n. Broken glass for remelting.
2. n. A small central plane in the back of a cut gem. See Collet, 3
Definition of Cullet
1. Noun. scrap glass which is melted down for reuse ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cullet
1. broken glass gathered for remelting [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cullet
Literary usage of Cullet
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1856)
"cullet. — Why is broken glass termed in ... [ cullet does not occur in any
dictionary we have .... cullet ..."
2. The Encyclopædic Dictionary of Photography: Containing Over 2,000 References by Walter E. Woodbury (1896)
"... powdered anthracite coal 2 parts, cullet 100 parts, and a small quantity of
an oxidizing ... 8 ounces; cullet or broken pieces of plate glass ad lib. ..."
3. Material Recovery Facilities for Municipal Solid Waste: Handbookby DIANE Publishing Company by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"Thus, a solution to this potential problem must depend on careful processing by
the supplier of the cullet. Although paper and plastic labels do not need to ..."
4. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People by Chambers, W. and R., publ (1876)
"... 25 Ibs. ; and cullet of plate- glass, 425 Ibs. Those ingredients, when melted
and skimmed, should yield about 1200 Ibs. of perfectly clear metal, ..."
5. Elements of Glass and Glass Making by Benjamin Franklin Biser, Julius Arnold Koch (1899)
"... with 25 parts of crystal glass composed as follows : Sand 100 These 25 parts
of cullet are Carbonate of potassium ... 36 melted with above. ..."
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