Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The manufacture of glassware or glass.
- noun The cutting and fitting of glass panes; glaziery.
- noun An establishment where glass is manufactured.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The manufacture of articles of glass, glass for windows, and the like.
- noun The objects produced in a glass-factory, especially vessels and utensils made of glass.
- noun In card-games, cheating with the aid of a glass or reflector, usually concealed in some article on the table, by means of which the sharper can read the cards he deals to his adversary.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Manufacture of glass; articles or ornamentation made of glass.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Work, such as
art , made fromglass .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an article of tableware made of glass
Etymologies
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Examples
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So I'm getting more and more excited about the idea of spinning off a side business in glasswork.
Archive 2007-03-01 kittenpie 2007
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So I'm getting more and more excited about the idea of spinning off a side business in glasswork.
Get All Up In My Business - Please! kittenpie 2007
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Keeping our focus still on glasswork, I would now like to briefly turn your attention to the work of two others who operate within the modern context, but in a much different style from that of Tiffany.
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Whatever scarce light came in from the church windows, painted glasswork reflections on his face.
Taking Leave Luisa Brenta 2011
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Tiffany's ecclesiastical glasswork clearly has unique elements that make it distinct from its mediaeval and Victorian precursors -- though there is yet a clear continuity with them as well.
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ALEXANDRIA ART MARKET Del Ray Artisans presents local work, including photography, glasswork, painting and pottery. 10 a. m.-4 p.m. First Saturday of every month through Nov. 6.
Going Out Guide for Alexandria and Arlington, Aug. 5-11 2010
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You also have stained glasswork in your house that either he or his father gave you.
The Glass Rainbow James Lee Burke 2010
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You also have stained glasswork in your house that either he or his father gave you.
The Glass Rainbow James Lee Burke 2010
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(Soundbite of song, "White Sky") VAMPIRE WEEKEND: (Singing) The nation business, a modern piece of glasswork down on the corner that you walk each day in passing.
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(Soundbite of song, "White Sky") Mr. KOENIG: (Singing) An ancient business, a modern piece of glasswork, down on the corner that you walk each day in passing ...
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