glassblown
Formed by breath
Glassblown describes objects shaped by the traditional craft of inflating molten glass through a tube: glassblown ornaments, a glassblown vase.
The term emphasizes handcrafted origin, distinguishing such pieces from mass-produced or machine-made glass.
Film's chief electrician
- jacksChildren's ball-and-pieces game
- glory-holeFurnace opening for glasswork
- blowpipeBreath-propelled projectile tube
- gatherBring or come together
annealing · lampworking · flamework · beadmaking · cane · frit · batch · cullet
Silicon dioxide compound
- sandFine rock particles
- soda-limeCalcium hydroxide and sodium hydroxide mix
- culletRecycled broken glass
- fritPre-melted glaze material
batch · borosilicate · cobalt · colorant · flux · stabilizer · molten · viscous
Ornamental container for flowers
- gobletStemmed drinking vessel
- chaliceOrnate ritual drinking vessel
- ornamentThing that beautifies
- paperweightSmall heavy desk object
figurine · bottle · pendant · sphere · sculpture · vessel · decanter · chandelier
Permitting diffused light passage
- transparentAllowing light through
- clearWithout obstruction or fog
- iridescentShowing shifting spectral colors
- luminousEmitting or reflecting light
crystalline · vitreous · shimmering · refractive · opalescent · frosted · tinted · swirled
gaffer
Film's chief electrician
- jacksChildren's ball-and-pieces game
- glory-holeFurnace opening for glasswork
- blowpipeBreath-propelled projectile tube
gather · annealing · lampworking · flamework · beadmaking · cane · frit · batch · cullet · bench
silica
Silicon dioxide compound
- sandFine rock particles
- soda-limeCalcium hydroxide and sodium hydroxide mix
- culletRecycled broken glass
frit · batch · borosilicate · cobalt · colorant · flux · stabilizer · molten · viscous · ductile
vase
Ornamental container for flowers
paperweight · figurine · bottle · pendant · sphere · sculpture · vessel · decanter · chandelier · bead
translucent
Permitting diffused light passage
- transparentAllowing light through
- clearWithout obstruction or fog
- iridescentShowing shifting spectral colors
luminous · crystalline · vitreous · shimmering · refractive · opalescent · frosted · tinted · swirled · bubbled
delicate
Easily broken or harmed
frangible · crackable · vulnerable · splintery · hairline · chip · crack · fracture
glassblownmolded
Shaped by a cast
pressed · machine-made · mass-produced · cast · die-cast