lampworking

[ lamp-wur-king ]

noun

1. the method or process of producing articles made of glass tubes or rods formed or shaped while softened by the flame of a lamp or blast lamp.

Other Words From

• lamp·work·er noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of lampworking¹

First recorded in 1655–65; lamp + working

Example Sentences

In the late '70s, she revolutionized lampworking — a method that involves pulling, twisting and fusing heated glass — during a time when blown glass was getting all the attention.

From Seattle Times

Lampworking was seen as a lowbrow method for churning out glass tchotchkes, "boring and silly little things," in Ruffner's own words.

From Seattle Times

"Lampworking was trivialized as a street craft and dismissed as an art form," says Stankard.

From Time Magazine Archive

The centuries-old process is lampworking, so named because the glass was once worked over an oil lamp.

From Time Magazine Archive