Glass: A Pocket Dictionary Of Terms Commonly Used - Corning ...

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produce a bright, lacelike effect that conceals wrinkles
caused when the cold plunger of the pressing machine
came into contact with the hot glass.
Lagynos (from Greek): A pitcher with a tall, narrow
neck and a wide body.
Lampworking: See Flameworking.
Lathe cutting: The technique whereby a blank in the
general shape of the finished object is mounted on a
lathe and (in antiquity) turned with the aid of a bow or
handled wheel, while a tool fed with abrasive is held
against the surface in order to polish it, modify the
profile, or cut it.
Latticino, latticinio (from italian latte, “milk”): Terms
formerly used to describe filigrana. They have now
been abandoned.
Lattimo (from italian latte, “milk”): opaque white glass,
usually opacified by tin oxide or arsenic.
Laub­ und Bandelwerk (German, “leaf and strapwork”):
A type of interlaced ornament consisting of foliage and
strapwork, popular in Germany and bohemia in the 18th
century.
Layered glass: Glass containing layers of different colors.
Decorative effects can be obtained by revealing the contrasting
colors by acid etching, carving, cutting, or engraving.
Lead glass: Glass that contains a high percentage of
lead oxide (at least 20 percent of the batch). in modern
times, glass of this type was patented in 1674 by George
ravenscroft (1632–1683), who added a larger amount
of lead in 1676. lead glass is relatively soft, and its refractive
index gives a brilliance that may be exploited
by covering the surface with polished wheel-cut facets.