"cullet" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkʌlɪt/ Forms: cullets [plural]
Etymology: Variant of collet. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} cullet (countable and uncountable, plural cullets)
  1. Scrap glass which is melted down for reuse. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-cullet-en-noun-uT1bK2Fu Categories (other): Glassblowing, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3
  2. A small central plane in the back of a cut gem. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-cullet-en-noun-vqy33O2X

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "Variant of collet.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cullets",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
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          "parents": [],
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Scrap glass which is melted down for reuse."
      ],
      "id": "en-cullet-en-noun-uT1bK2Fu",
      "links": [
        [
          "glass",
          "glass"
        ],
        [
          "reuse",
          "reuse"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A small central plane in the back of a cut gem."
      ],
      "id": "en-cullet-en-noun-vqy33O2X",
      "links": [
        [
          "central",
          "central"
        ],
        [
          "plane",
          "plane"
        ],
        [
          "cut",
          "cut"
        ],
        [
          "gem",
          "gem"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkʌlɪt/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cullet"
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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Variant of collet.",
  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        "en:Glassblowing"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Scrap glass which is melted down for reuse."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "glass",
          "glass"
        ],
        [
          "reuse",
          "reuse"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A small central plane in the back of a cut gem."
      ],
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        [
          "central",
          "central"
        ],
        [
          "plane",
          "plane"
        ],
        [
          "cut",
          "cut"
        ],
        [
          "gem",
          "gem"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkʌlɪt/"
    }
  ],
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}

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