Waterford
Famous Irish glassware
Waterford is a city in southeastern Ireland, the country's oldest city, known historically for its Viking origins and medieval architecture.
The name is most associated with Waterford crystal, fine cut glassware produced there since the 18th century: She inherited a set of Waterford wineglasses.
Waterford crystal became synonymous with luxury tableware and decorative pieces.
Emit flashing light
- prismLight-splitting optical element
- refractionWave bending between media
- chandelierDecorative suspended light fixture
- facetPlane on cut stone
gleam · brilliance · luster · cut-glass · decanter · luminosity · flint · elegance
Footed drinking glasses
- gobletStemmed drinking vessel
- fluteTube blown sideways
- tumblerFlat-bottomed drinking vessel
- decanterVessel for serving wine
vase · carafe · wineglass · champagne · highball · snifter · cordial · brandy
North Atlantic island republic
- GaelicCeltic linguistic tradition
- CelticOf Irish-Welsh descent
- DublinIrish capital city
- GalwayWestern Irish port city
Cork · Kilkenny · Kerry · emerald · shamrock · Guinness · Eire · Donegal
Skilled manual tradesperson
- handmadeCreated manually, not mechanically
- mastercraftsmanExpert in skilled trade
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- workmanshipSkill in creating objects
technique · expertise · blowing · engraving · polishing · apprenticeship · tradition · quality
sparkle
Emit flashing light
- prismLight-splitting optical element
- refractionWave bending between media
- chandelierDecorative suspended light fixture
facet · gleam · brilliance · luster · cut-glass · decanter · luminosity · flint · elegance · pendant
stemware
Footed drinking glasses
decanter · vase · carafe · wineglass · champagne · highball · snifter · cordial · brandy · pitcher
Ireland
North Atlantic island republic
Galway · Cork · Kilkenny · Kerry · emerald · shamrock · Guinness · Eire · Donegal · Connemara
artisan
Skilled manual tradesperson
- handmadeCreated manually, not mechanically
- mastercraftsmanExpert in skilled trade
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
workmanship · technique · expertise · blowing · engraving · polishing · apprenticeship · tradition · quality · heirloom
Viking
Medieval Nordic raider
- Irish PlacesCork, Galway, Belfast, Kilkenny, Sligo
- MunsterCork, Kerry, Tipperary, Clare, Ennis
- Munster historyClare, Cork, Kerry, Tipperary, Treaty of Limerick
- Washington CountyNashville, Marietta, Vernon, Hartford, Germantown
- IrelandDublin, Cork, Irish, leprechaun, Galway
- British IslesEngland, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Northern Ireland