noun
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the production of glassware
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the fitting of glass
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articles of glass
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Etymology
Origin of glasswork
Example Sentences
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At 19, Pierpaolo Seguso created his first glasswork in the furnaces of his family’s glassblowing factory: an elaborate vase he named “Isola.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
His glasswork, she said, is understood as preeminent by Tiffany historians, who don’t often come by artists who can authentically reproduce the luster of age-worn glass.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
As a consequence, they are often hidden under fallen leaves and only for a brief period produce above-ground flowers that look like glasswork.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 29, 2024
The “Murano” on the vase’s bottom referred to the island in Venice that has been famous for its glasswork since the 13th century.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 21, 2023
Fuller speaks of it "as one of the rarest fabricks in Christendom, wherein the stonework, woodwork, and glasswork contend which shall deserve most admiration."
From A Short Account of King's College Chapel by Walter Poole Littlechild
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