glassblowing
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glass·blow·ing

noun \-ˌblō-iŋ\

Definition of GLASSBLOWING

: the art of shaping a mass of glass that has been softened by heat by blowing air into it through a tube
glass·blow·er \-ˌblō(-ə)r\ noun

First Known Use of GLASSBLOWING

circa 1829

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