vitrifacture

English

Alternative forms

vitrefacture

Etymology

From Latin vitrum (“glass”) + facere, factum (“to make”).

Noun

vitrifacture (uncountable)

The manufacture of glass and glassware.

Related terms

vitrify, vitrification, vitrifaction, vitreous

References

“vitrifacture”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
“vitrefacture, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1920.

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