: glass given its shape in manufacture by being poured under pressure into a mold while still molten or pressed into a mold while still plastic
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molded glass that has been shaped or given its pattern, while molten, by the action of a plunger thrust into the mold.
[1865-70]
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pressed glass noun
Glass given shape and pattern by pressure in a mould
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Main Entry: ↑press
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pressed glass «prehst»,
glass made by pressing molten glass in a mold with a plunger.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.