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rigaree, a. Glass-blowing.|rɪgəˈriː|
Also rig-a-ree.
[Perh. ad. It. rigare: see rigatoni n. pl.]
Applied to a pattern of raised bands upon a glass vessel, or the method of producing such bands.
1923H. J. Powell Glass-Making in Eng. iii. 22 (caption) Base of tumbler, showing rig-a-ree decoration. Ibid. 44 Rigaree marks, parallel lines on a raised band, tear or collar of glass, produced by ridges on the edge of a small metal wheel. 1946W. B. Honey Victoria & Albert Mus. Glass i. 8 Softened glass is readily drawn out into threads, and these may be wound upon (‘trailed’) and attached to a vessel and melted in to give a more or less smooth surface; such threads may be drawn together with tools into a network or be impressed with a patterned wheel, making the so-called ‘rigaree’ trail. 1960H. Hayward Antique Coll. 240/1 Rigaree trail, a process of glass-blowing in which applied threads of glass are attached to a vessel. 1965[see passglas]. |