millefiori
noun
mil·le·fi·o·ri
ˌmi-lə-fē-ˈȯr-ē 
: ornamental glass produced by cutting cross sections of fused bundles of glass rods of various colors and sizes
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The pop-up is filled with flowers, what the House of Dior is calling a millefiori garden.
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Allyson Portee, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2021
The millefiori design with small intricate floral configurations was a favorite of Baccarat, Clichy and St. Louis.
—Brenda Yenke, cleveland, 10 Sep. 2020
Fit for a caliph Glass inlays of clear and purple geometric shapes and multicolored millefiori tiles, along with elaborate mosaics, decorated the walls of the audience chamber at Dar al-Kilafa palace.
—Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 31 Aug. 2018
But the millefiori glass beads, silver bell pendants and shell ornaments were brought in, most likely from Poland, the Baltic states and parts of the Roman Empire, the study said.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 1 May 2018
Allyson Portee, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2021
The millefiori design with small intricate floral configurations was a favorite of Baccarat, Clichy and St. Louis.
—Brenda Yenke, cleveland, 10 Sep. 2020
Fit for a caliph Glass inlays of clear and purple geometric shapes and multicolored millefiori tiles, along with elaborate mosaics, decorated the walls of the audience chamber at Dar al-Kilafa palace.
—Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 31 Aug. 2018
But the millefiori glass beads, silver bell pendants and shell ornaments were brought in, most likely from Poland, the Baltic states and parts of the Roman Empire, the study said.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 1 May 2018
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