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countable and uncountable, plural Muranos
A series of islands on the northern edge of Venice. examples
(attributive) Designating or pertaining to the glassmaking industry of Murano. quotations examples
[H]e knew that, counting from the hemp or flax seed, the paper with which they were covered took much more time and labour before it was finished than the finest and clearest Murano glass.
1999, Jakob Grimmelshausen, translated by Mike Mitchell, Simplicius Simplicissimus, Dedalus, published 2016, page 18
Vivienne would have liked to see glassmakers and buy a Murano vase.
2005, Canoe Gandilhon, The Emperor's Bracelet, page 68
Fifties film posters hung above Moroccan leather floor cushions, a Murano glass light fitting over a salvage yard chair, effortlessly gathered in a pick 'n' mix assembly that mysteriously became a unified whole.
2009, Monica Ali, In The Kitchen
A habitational surname from Italian. examples