marver

[ mahr-ver ]

noun

1. a hard, flat surface of stone, wood, or metal, on which a mass of molten glass is rolled and shaped in glassmaking.

verb (used with object)

1. to roll (glass) on a marver.

Word History and Origins

Origin of marver¹

1825–35; < French marbre marble

Example Sentences

Co-founder and CEO Dave Marver resigned in November 2019, the company’s board of directors voted to place it in receivership the following month, and more than 100 employees were laid off in an attempt to avoid bankruptcy.

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“I thought I was the biggest nerd out there. I wasn’t,” said Marver, now a 39-year-old stay-at-home mother.

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It caused Marver to reflect on prior posts.

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Emily Marver, known by her Twitter name Spanny Lee Tampson, found her way to the gymternet’s early iterations on the message boards in the 1990s.

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“There’s a fine line between wit and observational humor and just being mean,” Marver said.

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