air twist

American  

noun

1. a serpentine motif within the stem of a goblet, produced by extending and twisting an air bubble during glass blowing.

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Other Word Forms

• air-twisted adjective

Etymology

Origin of air twist

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

While most of the attention in this city will be on the World Cup over the next month, the fans walking the beaches here will also find themselves transfixed by a game in which players routinely throw themselves into the air, twist their bodies in all directions and raise their feet more than six feet off the ground.

From New York Times

Many beautiful wine glasses and tumblers can be classified by their name, such as the white twist stem, made between 1745 and 1757,—the twisted appearance of the stem being the result of a peculiar process,—the baluster stem, and the air twist stem, some of the latter showing domed feet.

From Project Gutenberg