glassmaking
[ glas-mey-king, glahs- ]
/ ˈglæsˌmeɪ kɪŋ, ˈglɑs- /
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noun
the art of makingglass or glassware.
Nearby words
- glassfish,
- glassful,
- glasshouse,
- glassie,
- glassine,
- glassman,
- glasspaper,
- glassware,
- glasswork,
- glassworker
Origin of glassmaking
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for glassmaking
All these branches of glassmaking were therefore practised by the Spaniards from an early period of their history.
The Arts and Crafts of Older Spain, Volume II (of 3)|Leonard WilliamsIn succession the same greed killed the cotton, the glovemaking, the glassmaking, and the brewing trades.
The Glories of Ireland|Edited by Joseph Dunn and P.J. LennoxWindows of large houses were of opaque glass supplied by a glassmaking craft.
Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed.|S. A. ReillyThe art of glassmaking surely goes back to the morning of the world.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 4 (of 14)|Elbert Hubbard