marver

American  

[mahr-ver] / ˈmɑr vər /

noun

1. a hard, flat surface of stone, wood, or metal, on which a mass of molten glass is rolled and shaped in glassmaking.

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verb (used with object)

1. to roll (glass) on a marver.

Etymology

Origin of marver

1825–35; < French marbre marble

Example Sentences

With incredible speed the blower flattened its base upon a marver or table topped with sheet iron.

From The Story of Glass by Gray, C.P.

She stopped, finally, close by the marver of a young man—boy she called him to herself—the precision of whose workmanship was that of a machine.

From Joyce's Investments A Story for Girls by Newberry, Fannie E.