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Glossary of Paperweight Terms
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Facet (or printy or punty) Perthshire
 
The flat or concave surface formed when the side or top of a paperweight is shaped with a grinding wheel. Printy usually refers to a concave facet.
Faceting Bohemian
 
Flat cutting of the domed surface of a paperweight.
Festoon Steve Lundberg
 
A swag design used especially in marbrie weights.
Filigree   See lace
 
Flash   A thin coating of transparent colored glass applied to the base of a paperweight; applied to the entire weight in the case of a flash overlay.
 
Flat bouquet   See nosegay
 
Floret   See cane
 
Flower weight Perthshire
 
A paperweight in which a single flower is the central motif.
Fluting Whitefriars
 
A pattern of deep, narrow grooves usually cut vertically on the outside of a paperweight.
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Glossary text from The Art of the Paperweight used courtesy of L. H. Selman Ltd.

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