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glasswork

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

noun

  1. the manufacture of glass and glassware.

  2. articles of glass collectively; glassware.

  3. the fitting of glass; glazing.


glasswork British  
/ ˈɡlɑːsˌwɜːk /

noun

  1. the production of glassware

  2. the fitting of glass

  3. articles of glass

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of glasswork

First recorded in 1605–15; glass + work


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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

It was like a snake perhaps, but one made of some unbelievably delicate glasswork.

From The Secret of the Ninth Planet by Donald Allen Wollheim

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