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glassworks

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A factory that produces glass or glassware.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

a workplace where glass is made

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: workplace, work

History

Etymology

From glass + works.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: стъкларница (stǎklarnica) — a factory that produces glass
  • Bulgarian: стъкларски цех (stǎklarski ceh) — a factory that produces glass
  • Catalan: cristalleria — a factory that produces glass
  • Czech: sklárna — a factory that produces glass
  • Danish: glasværk — a factory that produces glass
  • Dutch: glasfabriek — a factory that produces glass
  • Finnish: lasitehdas — a factory that produces glass
  • French: verrerie — a factory that produces glass
  • German: Glashütte — a factory that produces glass
  • Italian: vetreria — a factory that produces glass
  • Macedonian: стакла́рница (staklárnica) — a factory that produces glass
  • Norwegian Bokmål: glassverk — a factory that produces glass
  • Polish: huta szkła — a factory that produces glass
  • Portuguese: vidraria — a factory that produces glass
  • Spanish: cristalería — a factory that produces glass
  • Swedish: glasbruk — a factory that produces glass
  • Swedish: glashytta — a factory that produces glass
  • Ottoman Turkish: شیشهخانه (şişehâne) — a factory that produces glass