firing glass

American  

noun

1. a drinking glass of the 18th century having a conical, rounded body on a thick stem and a heavy spreading foot.

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Etymology

Origin of firing glass

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

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.