Word Study
cullet
CIDE DICTIONARY
Broken glass for remelting. [1913 Webster]
cullet, n. [A dim. from F. cul back.].
A small central plane in the back of a cut gem. See Collet, 3 (b) . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
cullet, n. recycled waste or broken glass used in glass-making.
Etymology
var. of COLLET
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