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

n Nappy:
multicolored element embedded in an object, whereas
murrine most often refers to slices of a complex cane.
in the United states, a small serving dish.
Natron: sodium sesquicarbonate, originally obtained
mainly from the Wadi el-natrun, northwest of Cairo.
it was commonly used by roman glassmakers as the
alkali constituent of batch.
Nécessaire (French, “necessity”): A traveling case containing
a drinking glass and a knife, fork, and spoon.
Nef (from old French nef, “ship”): A table ornament in
the form of a ship, with the hull formed by blowing and
the rigging consisting of trails. sometimes, there is a
spout in the hull.
Neoclassical: A style of art, architecture, literature, music,
etc., that is based on, or influenced by, classical styles,
especially the styles of ancient Greece and rome.
Neon, neon lighting: neon is an inert gas that, like some
other gases, has the properties of high electrical conductivity
and strong light-emissive power. such gases
can be introduced into
evacuated glass tubes.
Under these
conditions, an
electrical discharge
causes
the gas to emit
light. Different
gases emit different
colors;
Sculpture with neon lighting.
U.S., Paul Seide, 1986. H. 48.4 cm.
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