glassworks
glassworks — noun
1. the activity, process, or industry of making glass objects by melting and shapin
the activity, process, or industry of making glass objects by melting and shaping materials such as sand and soda ash
Roya learned traditional glassworks from her grandmother, who had worked in a Venetian studio.
traditional glassworks — methods passed down over generations
The region became famous for its glassworks after a skilled French artisan settled there in 1750.
region + famous for its glassworks — locational association
Modern glassworks uses computer-controlled furnaces to achieve precise temperatures.
Jisoo wrote her school report on the history of glassworks in ancient Rome.
Investments in glassworks helped the small town recover after the mine closed.
- glassmaking
more common than glassworks for the craft or process
文法句型
glassworks + verb (singular)
in/into glassworks
用法筆記
In this sense, glassworks is treated as an uncountable mass noun and takes a singular verb.
常見錯誤
2. a building or factory where glass is produced by heating and shaping raw materia
a building or factory where glass is produced by heating and shaping raw materials like sand, limestone, and soda ash
The old glassworks on Canal Street now serves as a museum of industrial history.
old glassworks — noun phrase for a disused factory
Adina got a summer job at a Murano glassworks making coloured glass rods.
at a glassworks — prepositional phrase for workplace location
Erik and his brother bought the abandoned glassworks and turned it into a restaurant.
The glassworks chimney, built in 1860, is visible from every part of the valley.
Putri visited a working glassworks and watched a master blower shape a vase by hand.
- glasshouse
used in British English; also means a greenhouse, so context matters
- glass factory
a more transparent modern term
文法句型
a glassworks
at the glassworks
the old glassworks
用法筆記
This countable sense refers to the physical building. The plural form glassworks is the same as the singular. Distinguish from sense 1, which is an uncountable industry term.
常見錯誤
3. decorative or useful items made from glass, such as bowls, vases, drinking vesse
decorative or useful items made from glass, such as bowls, vases, drinking vessels, and ornaments
Nellie collects antique glassworks from the early twentieth century, especially colourful Art Nouveau vases.
antique glassworks — collectible glass objects from a past era
The gallery displayed a range of contemporary glassworks by artists from Japan and Brazil.
Devika carefully wrapped each piece of glassworks in bubble wrap before packing the crate.
These delicate glassworks were made using a technique that dates back to the fifteenth century.
Beatriz admired the fine glassworks on the shelf, especially a blue goblet with gold stripes.
- glassware
much more common for everyday glass objects like cups and bowls
- glass objects
a neutral, transparent term
文法句型
fine glassworks
decorative glassworks
glassworks + plural verb
用法筆記
This sense overlaps with glassware but is less common. In contexts where glassworks refers to individual objects, it may take a plural verb.