Meaning

1 senses
  1. To eliminate flaws and rough or sharp areas on blown or cast glass objects by some combination of grinding and polishing.

    I need to coldwork those new pieces.

More definitions
  • shape (metal) without heat

Origin

From cold + work, contrasted with the heated conditions of the original creation of the ob

From cold + work, contrasted with the heated conditions of the original creation of the object.

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Forms

coldworks, coldworking, coldworked, coldworked
Base formcoldwork · to coldwork
3rd person singularcoldworks
Present participlecoldworking
Past simplecoldworked
Past participlecoldworked

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycoldwork
he, she, itcoldworks

Past simpleLesson

all personscoldworked

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave coldworked
he, she, ithas coldworked

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill coldwork

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

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