Definition of "glassblowing" [glass•blow•ing]

• The art of making objects from molten glass, especially by manipulating a lump of molten glass on the end of a tube whilst blowing into it. (noun)

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• "Thanks to such prominent artists as Archimede Seguso, Ludovico and Laura De Santillana, Tobia Scarpa, Ercole Barovier, Fulvio Bianconi, Toni Zuccheri, Romano Chrivi, Giampaolo Martinuzzi, and Alfredo Barbini, Murano again became known as the glassblowing capital of the world."
• "Flameworking is the small kind of glassblowing, starting with tubes or rods of glass and bending them or melting them to create beautiful objects."
• "Many other specialties, such as glassblowing, candy making, circus performing, and fireworks, are passed down through families."