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Marv′er.


Glass-making.) From the French marbre, marble, a slab of that material being formerly used. A slab of marble or cast-iron, with a polished surface and supported by a stand. Upon it glass is rolled to give it a cylindrical shape. See glass-blowing. It sometimes has concavities for shaping glassware when blowing.

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