Orreforsn.
/ˈɒrᵻfɔːz/, U.S. /ˈɔrəˌfɔrz/ attributive. Designating engraved glassware produced in Orrefors, or the decorative style characteristic of such glassware.
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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > glass and glass-like materials > [adjective] > types of glass-work or glassware
Pomona1886
Nailsea1910
Steuben1920
Orrefors1928
end-of-day1937
1928 T. Palm tr. E. Wettergren Mod. Decorative Arts Sweden 23 The relation between the figures of the Orrefors glasses and these daughters of the Renaissance and of the baroque style proves to be a result of the material..and of the technique.
1935 N. Mitchison We have been Warned iv. 427 The Orrefors mirror and the linen sheets on the bed.
1961 E. M. Elville Collector's Dict. Glass 174/2 The examples..are illustrative of the vigorous, muscular figures which have established the Orrefors tradition.
1970 House & Garden May 41/1 Scandinavian elegance of design..is, literally, crystallized in Orrefors glass.
2002 Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) (Nexis) 23 June 7 She saw an Orrefors vase, sold for $90 in her store 15 years ago, appraised at $6,000.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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