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By Pamela Wiggins, About.com

Jadite "Philbe" Refrigerator Dish

- Pamela Wiggins
Definition: opaque green glass made beginning in the 1940s by companies such as Fire King (Anchor Hocking) and McKee; prolific amounts of kitchenware were made using jadite glass but dinnerware sets can also be found
Pronunciation: jay-dite
Also Known As: jadeite - a type of jade
Examples:
Martha Stewart popularized jadite by decorating the shelves of her on-air kitchen with stacks of this glass.

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