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handblown

American  
[hand-blohn] / ˈhændˈbloʊn /
Or hand-blown

adjective

  1. (of glassware) shaped by means of a handheld blowpipe.

    handblown crystal.


Etymology

Origin of handblown

1925–30; hand + blown 1 (in the sense “formed by blowing”)

Example Sentences

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It is made of more than 1,000 handblown coloured glass tiles, each inlaid with gold leaf, echoing the colours of the cathedral's stained-glass windows.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2025

Designed by Dean Maltz, a New York City architect, the handblown carafe is $260.

From Seattle Times • May 28, 2024

It’s the fourth fragrance from Arpa, the brand Fillion launched last year, its offerings recognizable by their colored glass bottles, which are handblown by the artist Jochen Holz.

From New York Times • May 24, 2022

A 50-foot metal tower built from a 1942 military jet, decorated with handblown glass flowers, dominates the skyline on the east side of town.

From Washington Post • Jan. 14, 2022

Shortly after marrying, he began working as an apprentice machinist in a small factory that produced handblown glass bottles of all sizes.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson