millefiori

American  

[mil-uh-fee-awr-ee, -ohr-ee] / ˌmɪl ə fiˈɔr i, -ˈoʊr i /

Or millefiore

noun

1. decorative glass made by fusing multicolored glass canes together, cutting them crosswise, joining them into new groups, embedding the groups in transparent glass, and blowing the resultant mass into a desired shape.

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millefiori British  

/ ˌmɪlɪˈfjɔːrɪ /

noun

1. 1. decorative glassware in which coloured glass rods are fused and cut to create flower patterns: an ancient technique revived in Venice in the sixteenth century and in France and England in the nineteenth century

   2. ( as modifier )

      a millefiori paperweight

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Etymology

Origin of millefiori

1840–50; < Italian, equivalent to mille thousand (< Latin ) + fiori, plural of fiore < Latin flōri- (stem of flōs ) flower

Example Sentences

Perhaps the most special item is a trunk covered in the Millefiori motif with a plaque that reads “Beverly Hills.”

From Los Angeles Times

Dior will spring up on Melrose with its Millefiori Garden Pop-Up, a week of events celebrating the brand’s beloved fragrance, Miss Dior.

From Los Angeles Times

The Murano name encompasses various styles and techniques, including millefiori, which is characterized by psychedelically dense floral patterns, and filigrana, a technique developed in the 16th century, in which white or colored glass threads are embedded into clear glass canes that are used to create finished pieces with a pattern of delicate stripes.

From New York Times

It was on Murano that glassmakers first figured out how to make pure, transparent glass and perfected the technique called millefiori — “1,000 flowers” — in which layers of colored glass evoke a many-colored bouquet.

From Seattle Times

Left behind were bronze, silver and gold jewelry, and many millefiori glass beads and Roman coins.

From New York Times