marver1
/ˈmɑːvə/Glass-blowing
noun
A slab of polished stone or iron on which hot glass blown from a blowpipe is rolled and shaped.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in George Richardson Porter (1792–1852), civil servant and statistician. From French marbre.
marver2
/ˈmɑːvə/Glass-blowing
verb
[with object] To roll (glass) on a marver; to apply (a pattern) by rolling glass on a marver.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Charles Tomlinson (1808–1897), science teacher and writer. From marver.