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Lucite

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Lucite: see polyacrylics polyacrylics (pŏl'ēəkrĭl`ĭks), group of thermoplastics that are transparent and highly decorative (see plastic ).
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Lucite

 or Plexiglas or Perspex

Trademark names of the organic compound polymethyl methacrylate, a synthetic polymer of methyl methacrylate. Colourless and highly transparent, the solid material has high dimensional stability and good resistance to weathering and shock. It is used in aircraft canopies and windows, in boat windshields, and as a general alternative to glass in many applications. An object made of Lucite has the unusual property of keeping a beam of light reflected within its surfaces and thus carrying the beam around bends and corners; Lucite is therefore used in devices for illuminating interior organs during surgery as well as for ornaments, medallions, and lenses.
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The breakout look is crystals adorning lucite, which gives the illusion of the foot floating on the red carpet," he said.
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This writer's tastes run to the sophisticated with an eclectic touch; mixing vintage, ethnic and contemporary including a dining room with a vintage Lucite table as the centerpiece; dining chairs slip-covered in an arabesque-print fabric, all set on a silk carpet bordered with the classic Greek key motif.
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This drawing under glass was propped on an expertly thrifted Lucite chair padded in black vinyl, with a sheer ivory blouse and pink negligee draped nearby.
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