: broken or refuse glass usually added to new material to facilitate melting in making glass

Examples of cullet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Any of the cullet-acceptable glass that does not meet manufacturing standards does not go to waste. Maria Marabito, Treehugger, 6 Apr. 2023 The sand or cullet is then sold for flooring, glass products, as gravel for driveways or used in sandbags, which is a valuable resource during hurricane season. Bysarah Beth Guevara, ABC News, 21 May 2022

Word History

Etymology

perhaps from French cueillette act of gathering, from Latin collecta, from feminine of collectus, past participle of colligere

First Known Use

1817, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cullet was in 1817

Dictionary Entries Near cullet

Cite this Entry

“Cullet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cullet. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.

More from Merriam-Webster on cullet

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!