claude lorraine glass

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claude lorraine glass - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Claude Lorraine glass \Claude" Lor*raine" glass`\ [Its name is
     supposed to be derived from the similarity of the effects it
     gives to those of a picture by Claude Lorrain (often written
     Lorraine).]
     A slightly convex mirror, commonly of black glass, used as a
     toy for viewing the reflected landscape.
     [1913 Webster]