glass-blowing
noun
the process of shaping a mass of molten or softened glass into a vessel, shape, etc, by blowing air into it through a tube
glass-blower
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a word derived from
glass-blowing.
Example Sentences
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“For true integration,” Enzo the glass-blower says, “you have to understand how things work here, you have to be able to adapt in order not to be marginalised.”
From The Guardian ● Jul. 31, 2018
Enzo, a Tuscan glass-blower who has lived here since 2001, says: “I don’t look, but just pass by.”
From The Guardian ● Jul. 31, 2018
A “freak show” area includes a bearded lady, a tattooed glass-blower and other throwback spectacles.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 29, 2011
Jackson later told the 20-year-old glass-blower from Marstons Mills, Mass., that he loved everything about it.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 28, 2010
The glass-blower waved his hand and Nadia severed the form neatly with a glowing wire, just above the fluid surface of the glass remaining in the pot.
From Spacehounds of IPC by Smith, E. E. (Edward Elmer)
