A glassworking technique where glass is shaped by blowing through a hand-held tube, or the result of such a process; handmade glass.
Compound word from 'hand' and 'blow,' describing glassmaking where an artisan uses a blowpipe to form molten glass through breath pressure, contrasting with mechanically blown glass.
Handblow glass is actually weaker and less uniform than machine-blown glass, but it's considered more beautiful and valuable—showing how humans value the imperfection and individuality that comes from handmade work!
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