| Facet
(or printy or punty) |
|
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 |
|
Flat cutting of the domed surface of a paperweight. |
| Festoon |
|
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 |
|
A paperweight
in which a single flower is the central motif. |
| Fluting |
|
A pattern of
deep, narrow grooves usually cut vertically on the outside of a paperweight. |