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glass blowing
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glass blowing
n.
The art or process of shaping an object from molten glass by blowing air into it through a tube.

glass blower n.


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Aa The potters and glass blowers have long gone, with mechanics and kebab vendors taking their place.
The changeover came about around the Second World War because the glass and glass blowers were needed elsewhere.
Venetian glass blowers were expert at making glass lenses used for reading stones but single unit spectacles were not invented until 1289 when two lenses were combined on to a wooden frame.
 
 
 
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