figured glass

configurated glass, figured glass

Glass having an irregular surface in a pattern that has been rolled or formed during fabrication; used to obscure vision or to diffuse light.

figured glass

Translucent sheet glass, rolled with a pattern in bas-relief on one face; light transmission is high; degree of obscurity varies, depending on pattern.

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It was a large window, forming part of the long facade of a gilt and palatial public-house; it was the part reserved for respectable dining, and labelled "Restaurant." This window, like all the rest along the frontage of the hotel, was of frosted and figured glass; but in the middle of it was a big, black smash, like a star in the ice.

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MSG's stand-alone credit profile is supported by its position as the sole manufacturer of float and figured glass in Malaysia.