Definition
A smooth, glassy variety of aventurine or a glassware imitating precious stones, particularly popular in medieval craft.
Etymology
Possibly from Arabic 'al-' (the) + Italian/Latin roots related to glass-making, though etymology remains uncertain. Associated with medieval Islamic and European craft traditions.
Kelly Says
Medieval craftspeople created 'aliofar' glass so convincingly that it fooled observers—this early glasswork shows humans have always been clever forgers making affordable versions of luxury goods!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
aliofar
a-lee-o-far
ARالعربية
aliofar
a-lee-o-far
BNবাংলা
aliofar
a-lee-o-far
CACatalà
aliofar
a-lee-o-far
CSČeština
aliofar
a-lee-o-far
DADansk
aliofar
a-lee-o-far
DEDeutsch
aliofar
a-lee-o-far
ELΕλληνικά
aliofar
a-lee-o-far
ESEspañol
aliofar
a-lee-o-far
FAفارسی
aliofar
a-lee-o-far
FISuomi
aliofar
a-lee-o-far
FRFrançais
aliofar
a-lee-o-far
HEעברית
aliofar
a-lee-o-far
HIहिन्दी
aliofar
a-lee-o-far
HUMagyar
aliofar
a-lee-o-far
IDBahasa Indonesia
aliofar
a-lee-o-far
ITItaliano
aliofar
a-lee-o-far
MSBahasa Melayu
aliofar
a-lee-o-far
MYမြန်မာ
aliofar
a-lee-o-far
NLNederlands
aliofar
a-lee-o-far
NONorsk
aliofar
a-lee-o-far
PLPolski
aliofar
a-lee-o-far
PTPortuguês
aliofar
a-lee-o-far
RORomână
aliofar
a-lee-o-far
RUРусский
aliofar
a-lee-o-far
SVSvenska
aliofar
a-lee-o-far
SWKiswahili
aliofar
a-lee-o-far
TAதமிழ்
aliofar
a-lee-o-far
TEతెలుగు
aliofar
a-lee-o-far
THไทย
aliofar
a-lee-o-far
TRTürkçe
aliofar
a-lee-o-far
UKУкраїнська
aliofar
a-lee-o-far
URاردو
aliofar
a-lee-o-far
VITiếng Việt
aliofar
a-lee-o-far