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🧑‍🎨 The glass craft 🧑‍🎨 To shape glass
glassworking

glassworking

4.8
A craft of shaping objects from hot glass using heat and tools
  • noun
  • /ˈɡlæsˌwɜrkɪŋ/
  • Specialized
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  • The glassworking techniques are fascinating.

Examples

  • She became interested in glassworking after visiting a local art studio.

  • The museum features a demonstration of traditional glassworking techniques.

  • Learning glassworking requires patience and attention to detail.

  • He learned glassworking from his grandfather.

  • The artist showcased her skills in glassworking by creating intricate sculptures at the exhibit.

  • Students learned glassworking techniques during their summer art program at the community center.

  • After years of practice, he mastered the art of glassworking and opened his own studio.

Synonyms

glassmaking
vsglassworking
1 3.5

An art of shaping hot glass into objects like vases

focuses on shaping and forming objects from the material

How Complex

glassblowing
1 4.2
glassworking
  • Specialized
4.8

Surface Forms

glassworking singular
glassworkings plural

Morphology

glassworking = glasswork (transparent) = glass + work + ing

The word is a regular activity noun built from the recognizable base 'glasswork' with -ing, and its meaning is straightforwardly related to working with glass.

Etymology

Glassworking comes from two simple parts: glass, a very old English word for the clear or shiny material, and working, from work meaning 'to make or shape'. So glassworking is the craft of making and shaping objects from glass.