In various technical applications. Founding. A pan with a handle, to hold molten metal for pouring. Also in Glass-making, a similar instrument…

A metal tray for holding glass-ware in the annealing process.

A flat-bladed instrument or tool used in various technical or mechanical processes, usually for stirring and mixing.

(See quot. 1662.)

spec. A concave tool used by glass-grinders in the manufacture of convex glasses.

(a) a board used by glaziers in lead-work (see quot. 1825); (b) a board of wood or cork, usually grooved, for setting insect specimens.

Glass-making. A large clay basin or crucible used in making plate glass (see quot. 1875).

An implement used for removing scum from the surface of molten glass.

(a) Cotton-spinning = flyer frame at flyer, n. 3e; (b) a machine used in the polishing and grinding of glass.

A glass-blower's seat furnished with long arms upon which he rolls the pontil; hence, the gang of men consisting of the glass-blower and his…

technical. (See quots.)

A contrivance for depolishing or grinding glass, stone, wood or hard metal by means of a jet of sand impelled by compressed air or steam. Also attrib…

An instrument for measuring the deviation from parallelism of parts or objects, or for making one part or object parallel with another.

Glass-making. A stand or bench upon which a cylinder of glass is laid before it is spread out.

Glass-making. A large shallow trough-like box with handles or wheels used for holding the mixed ingredients or ‘batch’ and conveying them to the pot…

Manufacturing Technology. A smooth table or plate of refractory material on which cylinder glass is cut open and flattened; = flatting hearth n. at fl…

A small glass ornament or testing sample.

Glass-making. A block made of a refractory material, which is submerged in a glass-making furnace in order to stabilize the position of sheet glass…