Glass: A Pocket Dictionary Of Terms Commonly Used - Corning ...

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Ormolu (from French, “ground gold”): An alloy with a
copper base, used for decoration. some glass objects
have ormolu mounts.
Overblow: A by-product of mold blowing, this is the
portion of the parison that remains outside the mold.
The overblow, or moil, is usually removed by cracking
off.
Overlay: A layer of glass that covers a layer of a different
color, often as the result of casing or flashing.
A glassworker’s tool consisting of a square piece
of wood or metal and a handle. it is used to flatten the
bases of vessels.
Paperweight. France, Cristallerie de Pantin,
about 1870–1880. D. 11.5 cm.
Palm column flask: A tall, narrow cylindrical vessel
decorated at the top with stylized palm fronds. Flasks
of this type were made by core forming in Egypt in the
18th and 19th Dynasties (about 1400–1250 b.C.). They
were used as kohl tubes.
Palm cup: A shallow drinking vessel with a round base
that fits in the palm of the hand.