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glassblowing

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glass´blow`ing
n.1.The art and process of creating glass objects, by shaping glass when reduced by heat to a viscid state, using various manipulations with the hands, especially by inflating it by blowing through a tube. The process is used to manufacture a wide variety of useful and ornamental objects. The manufacture of simple glass objects has been automated, but complex glass objects are still made by the traditional hand processes.
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glassblowing [ˈglɑːsˌbləʊɪŋ] N → soplado m de vidrio


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