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glassblowing

glassblowing noun: the art of making objects from molten glass, especially by manipulating a lump of molten glass on the end of a tube whilst blowing into it.

Noun

glassblowing (uncountable)

  1. The art of making objects from molten glass, especially by manipulating a lump of molten glass on the end of a tube whilst blowing into it.

Forms of glassblowing

alternative formglass blowing

Origin of glassblowing

From glass + blowing.

Questions about glassblowing

What does glassblowing mean?
Glassblowing means the art of making objects from molten glass, especially by manipulating a lump of molten glass on the end of a tube whilst blowing into it.
What part of speech is glassblowing?
Glassblowing is a noun.

Words near glassblowing in the dictionary

  1. glass-to-glass
  2. glass-works
  3. glassblower
  4. glassblower's cataract
  5. glassblowers
  6. glassblowing
  7. glassblown
  8. Glassboro
  9. Glassburn
  10. Glassburns
  11. glasschord

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