glassworks

[ glas-wurks, glahs- ]
/ ˈglæsˌwɜrks, ˈglɑs- /

noun, plural glass·works. (usually used with a singular verb)

a factory where glass is made.

Origin of glassworks

1620–30; glass + works (in the sense “manufacturing establishment”)

Words nearby glassworks

glassman, glasspaper, glassware, glasswork, glassworker, glassworks, glassworm, glasswort, glassy, glassy alloy, glassy degeneration

Definition for glassworks (2 of 2)

glasswork
[ glas-wurk, glahs- ]
/ ˈglæsˌwɜrk, ˈglɑs- /

noun

the manufacture of glass and glassware.
articles of glass collectively; glassware.
the fitting of glass; glazing.

Origin of glasswork

First recorded in 1605–15; glass + work

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British Dictionary definitions for glassworks (1 of 2)

glassworks
/ (ˈɡlɑːsˌwɜːks) /

noun

(functioning as singular) a factory for the moulding of glass

British Dictionary definitions for glassworks (2 of 2)

glasswork
/ (ˈɡlɑːsˌwɜːk) /

noun

the production of glassware
the fitting of glass
articles of glass

Derived forms of glasswork

glass-worker, noun