Definition of "handblown" [handblown]

• Formed or shaped with a hand-held blowpipe: handblown goblets. (adjective)

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• "Over the various and delicious items Mr. Todd had prepared, conversation turned to whether one can make souffl é s for dinner anymore — "I always think I'm killing everyone," Ms. Gregory said — then to the handblown glasses Mr. Todd had brought back from Belgium, then to how social life was different in London than it is in New York."
• "As you walk through the casino's main, earth-tone-colored entrance, you're confronted with a spiral-shaped chandelier made of 193 handblown glass bulbs engraved with the names countries represented by the populace of Queens."
• "With Charlotte Legge and Kate Braine's royal connections Ms. Legge is the daughter of the Earl of Dartmouth and Raine Spencer, Princess Diana's stepmother; Ms. Braine is a well-known sculptress and London social figure, it wasn't long before their oversized rings made of handblown Venetian glass became a must-have in smart circles."