lithophane

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  1. A style of ornamentation adapted for lamps, decorative windows, and other transparencies, produced by impressing sheets of porcelain-glass, when in a soft state, with figures, which become visible by transmitted light.

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  1. from Greek λίθος, stone, + -φανής, appearing, from , appear.
 

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