noun Etymology: perhaps from French cueillette act of gathering, from Latin collecta, from feminine of collectus, past participle of colligere Date: 1817 broken or refuse glass usually added to new material to facilitate melting in making glass
CULLET
Meaning of CULLET in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012