Home › Words › C › coldworkcoldworkcoldwork means the elimination of flaws and rough or sharp areas on the surface of blown or cast glass objects; usually achieved by some combination of grinding and polishing.EtymologyFrom cold + work, contrasted with the heated conditions of the original creation of the object.nounThe elimination of flaws and rough or sharp areas on the surface of blown or cast glass objects; usually achieved by some combination of grinding and polishing.e.g.“Is there a coldwork studio on campus?”verbTo eliminate flaws and rough or sharp areas on blown or cast glass objects by some combination of grinding and polishing.e.g.“I need to coldwork those new pieces.”Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.glassworking 61% match — The production of glasswork. vs coldwork →glasswork 61% match — the manufacturing of glass or glassware vs coldwork →incalmo 60% match — The glasswork technique of joining together two separately blown glass bubbles while they are still hot. vs coldwork →scarfer 59% match — One who shapes metal or removes defects from it by grinding or oxyfuel torch cutting. vs coldwork →marver 57% match — A flat heatproof surface on which a gather of glass is rolled into shape. vs coldwork →lampwork 56% match — A method for working with blown glass that does not require a furnace. vs coldwork →groze 56% match — To trim a piece of glass to shape by using a grozing iron vs coldwork →caneworking 55% match — A glassblowing technique that uses rods of coloured glass to add intricate patterns and stripes to blown glass objects. vs coldwork →