glasswork
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glass·work
(glăs′wûrk′)n.
1.
a. The manufacture of glassware or glass.
b. The cutting and fitting of glass panes; glaziery.
2. See glassware.
3. glassworks(used with a sing. verb) An establishment where glass is manufactured. Also called glasshouse.
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glasswork
(ˈɡlɑːsˌwɜːk)n
1. (Ceramics) the production of glassware
2. (Ceramics) the fitting of glass
3. (Ceramics) articles of glass
ˈglass-ˌworker n
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glass•work
(ˈglæsˌwɜrk, ˈglɑs-)n.
1. the manufacture of glass and glassware.
2. articles of glass collectively; glassware.
3. the fitting of glass; glazing.
[1605–15]
glass′work`er, n.
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| Noun | 1. |  glasswork - an article of tableware made of glasscrystal - glassware made of quartz cut glass - glass decorated by cutting or grinding facets glass - glassware collectively; "She collected old glass" tableware - articles for use at the table (dishes and silverware and glassware) Venetian glass - fine glassware made near Venice glass - a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure |
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