lampworking

lamp·work·ing

[lamp-wur-king]
noun
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.
Also, lamp·work.


Origin:
1655–65; lamp + working

lamp·work·er, noun
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