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glasswork

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glass·work  (glswûrk)
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.
glasswork [ˈglɑːsˌwɜːk]
n
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Ceramics) the production of glassware
2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Ceramics) the fitting of glass
3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Ceramics) articles of glass
glass-worker  n
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Noun1.glasswork - an article of tableware made of glassglasswork - an article of tableware made of glass
glassware
crystal - 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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