glasswork

[ glas-wurk, glahs- ]

/ ˈglæsˌwɜrk, ˈglɑs- /

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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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How to use glasswork in a sentence

It was like a snake perhaps, but one made of some unbelievably delicate glasswork.
The Secret of the Ninth Planet|Donald Allen Wollheim

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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