glassmaking

[ glas-mey-king, glahs- ]

noun

1. the art of making glass or glassware.

Other Words From

• glassmaker noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of glassmaking¹

First recorded in 1810–20; glass + making

Example Sentences

The Puget Sound region’s glassmaking artisans continue to dominate in regional representation on the fourth season of Netflix’s “Blown Away,” streaming March 8.

From Seattle Times

She made marble sculptures in Italy and studied stained glassmaking in France.

From New York Times

This heat, often created using natural gas — plus other emissions from the chemical reactions that occur in glassmaking — creates an estimated 86 million metric tons of carbon dioxide annually.

From Salon

Existing glassmaking facilities should be able to make it without changing their equipment and the glass doesn't need any further work once it's made.

From BBC

William Kerwin, an analyst at Morningstar Research Services, emphasises Corning's success in the field of glassmaking, saying it has more than half the market for glass used for increasingly popular large TV displays.

From BBC