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lampwork

lampwork noun: a method for working with blown glass that does not require a furnace.

Noun

lampwork (uncountable)

  1. A method for working with blown glass that does not require a furnace.
  2. Glass pieces made by this method.
  3. The activity of producing glass pieces using this method.

Verb

lampwork (third-person singular simple present lampworks, present participle lampworking, simple past and past participle lampworked)

  1. To produce items by means of this process.
    Synonyms:
    flamework, torchwork

Synonyms of lampwork

Forms of lampwork

third-person singular presentlampworks
present participlelampworking
past participlelampworked
pastlampworked

Origin of lampwork

From lamp + work.

Questions about lampwork

What does lampwork mean?
Lampwork means a method for working with blown glass that does not require a furnace.
What part of speech is lampwork?
Lampwork can be a noun or a verb.

Words near lampwork in the dictionary

  1. Lampung
  2. Lampung Nyo
  3. lampware
  4. lampwick
  5. lampwicks
  6. lampwork
  7. lampworked
  8. lampworker
  9. lampworkers
  10. lampworking
  11. lampworks

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