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glasswork

[ glas-wurk, glahs- ]
/ ˈglæsˌwɜrk, ˈglɑs- /

noun

the manufacture of glass and glassware.
articles of glass collectively; glassware.
the fitting of glass; glazing.

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Origin of glasswork

First recorded in 1605–15; glass + work

Words nearby glasswork

glass snake, glass string, glass tank, glassware, glass wool, glasswork, glassworker, glassworks, glassworm, glasswort, glassy
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British Dictionary definitions for glasswork

glasswork
/ (ˈɡlɑːsˌwɜːk) /

noun

the production of glassware
the fitting of glass
articles of glass

Derived forms of glasswork

glass-worker, noun
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