GLASSWORKING

Meaning of GLASSWORKING in English

noun

see glasswork 1

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

OFFHAND — I. ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adverb Etymology: off (II) + hand 1. : without previous study or preparation : extempore couldn't give the …
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GLASSWORK — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. also glassworking ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ a. : the making of glass or of glass articles b. : work involving …
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GAFFER — ˈgafə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: probably contraction of godfather 1. : old man : old fellow old men's recollections …
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BATTLEDORE — ˈbad. ə lˌdō(ə)r, -at ə l-, -ȯ(ə)r, -ōə, -ȯ(ə) noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English batyldore, probably modification of …
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SALVIATI, ANTONIO — born March 18, 1816, Vicenza, Venetia, Austrian Empire [now in Italy] died Jan. 25, 1890, Venice, Italy Italian glass manufacturer …
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RIO DE JANEIRO — The colonial period Several years after the Portuguese first explored Brazil, French traders in search of pau-brasil (a type of …
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NORTHWOOD, JOHN — born 1836, Wordsley, Staffordshire, Eng. died 1902 English glassmaker, a technical innovator who sparked a resurgence of British interest in …
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