glassblower

glassblower
glassblower glass"blow*er, glass blower glass" blow*er . 1. someone skilled creating objects such as bottles, vases, or other decorative or practical items from molten glass, especially one whose occupation is to make objects by blowing and shaping hot glass in its viscous semiliquid state. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

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  • glassblower — UK [ˈɡlɑːsˌbləʊə(r)] / US [ˈɡlæsˌbloʊr] noun [countable] Word forms glassblower : singular glassblower plural glassblowers someone whose job is to blow liquid glass into shapes in order to make containers and other objects …   English dictionary

  • glassblower — noun see glassblowing …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • glassblower — See glass blowing. * * * …   Universalium

  • glassblower — noun A person skilled in the art of glassblowing …   Wiktionary

  • glassblower — glass|blow|er [ glæs,blour ] noun count someone whose job is to blow liquid glass into shapes in order to make containers and other objects …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • glassblower — n. one who produces glassware by blowing air into molten glass …   English contemporary dictionary

  • glassblower — noun (C) someone who shapes hot glass by blowing air through a tube …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • glassblower — noun someone skilled in blowing bottles from molten glass • Hypernyms: ↑craftsman, ↑artisan, ↑journeyman, ↑artificer …   Useful english dictionary

  • glass blower — glassblower glass blow*er, glass blower glass blow*er . 1. someone skilled creating objects such as bottles, vases, or other decorative or practical items from molten glass, especially one whose occupation is to make objects by blowing and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • glassblowing — glassblower, n. /glas bloh ing/, n. the art or process of forming or shaping a mass of molten or heat softened glass into ware by blowing air into it through a tube. [1820 30; GLASS + BLOWING] * * *       the practice of shaping a mass of glass… …   Universalium

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