glassmaking

[ glas-mey-king, glahs- ]

/ ˈglæsˌmeɪ kɪŋ, ˈglɑs- /

the art of makingglass or glassware.

Origin of glassmaking

First recorded in 1810–20; glass + making

glass·mak·er, noun

Oh, it was a grand thing to be a glass-maker in those days, señor!

The Story of Glass |Sara Ware Bassett
The glass-maker himself (not the cutter or the engraver) was evidently a piece-worker, earning at most 50s.

Old Irish Glass |Graydon Stannus
Everything was as Zorzi had left it, but the glass-maker's ear missed the low roar of the furnace.

Marietta |F. Marion Crawford
Isaac Chilton, a glass-maker, may have been brother or cousin of James.

The Women Who Came in the Mayflower |Annie Russell Marble

This glass-maker made a cup for the Emperor and tried a long time to get an audience at which to present his new invention.

The Story of Glass |Sara Ware Bassett

glass-maker

a person who makes glass or glass objects

glass-making, noun