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GLASS CUTTING [1 record]

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Record 1 1986-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ornamental Glassware
  • Cut Glass
DEF

The process of cutting glass to make facets, grooves, and depressions by grinding, using rotating disks of various materials, sizes and shapes and a stream of water with an abrasive.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Verrerie d'art
  • Verre taillé
OBS

(...) consiste généralement à substituer par meulage des surfaces planes à certaines surfaces courbes des pièces soufflées. On peut aussi creuser des surfaces concaves, en cercle, ovale ou cannelure, ou accentuer la convexité par des côtes torses ou spiralées.

Spanish

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