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

glasses are relatively light, and upon heating, they remain
plastic and workable over a wide range of temperatures.
They lend themselves, therefore, to elaborate
manipulative techniques.
Soffietta (italian): A tool used as a puffer to further
inflate a vessel after it has been removed from the
blowpipe and is attached to the pontil. it consists of
a curved metal tube attached to a conical nozzle. The
glassblower reheats the vessel, inserts the nozzle into
its mouth so that the aperture is blocked, and then inflates
the vessel by blowing through the tube.
Soft glass: A generic name for glass (e.g., soda-lime
glass) with a relatively high coefficient of expansion.
The term hard glass (e.g., borosilicate glass) refers to
glass with a relatively low coefficient of expansion.
Spechter (German): A drinking glass made in the spessart
region of Germany in the 16th century. Although
the term is frequently applied to a tall glass resembling
a Stangenglas, there is no proof that the usage is correct.
Spill holder: A tall, narrow vessel for spills. spills are thin
strips of wood, or folded or twisted pieces of paper, used
for lighting candles, pipes, etc. See also Taperstick.
Spoon holder: A tall, narrow container for spoons.
spoon holders were used at the table from the mid-19th
century to World War i.
Sport cup: A first-century A.D. roman mold-blown
drinking vessel decorated with fighting gladiators or
a chariot race.
Sprinkler: A vessel with a narrow neck, sometimes with
a diaphragm at the bottom, that causes the contents to
emerge drop by drop.
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