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glassblowing

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From glass + blowing.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 玻璃吹製 /玻璃吹制 (bōli chuīzhì) — art of making objects from molten glass
  • Danish: glaspustning — art of making objects from molten glass
  • Danish: glaspusteri — art of making objects from molten glass
  • Dutch: glasblazen — art of making objects from molten glass
  • Esperanto: vitroblovado — art of making objects from molten glass
  • Finnish: lasinpuhallus — art of making objects from molten glass
  • German: Glasblasen — art of making objects from molten glass
  • Hungarian: üvegfúvás — art of making objects from molten glass
  • Norwegian Bokmål: glassblåsing — art of making objects from molten glass
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: glasblåsing — art of making objects from molten glass
  • Polish: dmuchanie szkła — art of making objects from molten glass
  • Volapük: glätiblad — art of making objects from molten glass