strass 1
/stras/ , n.
a flint glass with a high lead content, used to imitate gemstones.
[ 1810-20; Strasser, 18th-century German jeweler who invented it ]
strass 2
/stras/ , n.
silk waste produced in making skeins.
[ 1855-60; strasse straccio, n. deriv. of stracciare to tear extractiare, deriv. of L extractus (see EXTRACT) ]