firing glass
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of firing glass
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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It is a weak gas, but it serves for gas engines, and is used, I believe, by Thompson, of Leeds, for firing glass and pottery in a gas kiln.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 586, March 26, 1887 by Various
It is never well to have muffles for firing glass for painted windows larger than about 2 feet wide, by 2 feet 6 inches deep.
From British Manufacturing Industries Pottery, Glass and Silicates, Furniture and Woodwork. by Arnoux, L.
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