Topic: Vocabulary: Describe this wine-glass in not less than 100 words!

[Frank]

A book gets termed 'a standard' work when the quality of the research contained is considered to be of the highest standard available at the time, not because it is popular.

[josordoni]

A book gets termed 'a standard' work when the quality of the research contained is considered to be of the highest standard available at the time, not because it is popular.

Agreed, but I am also referring to general terminology that becomes adopted by the general populace simply because it suits a purpose at the time.   What was a DVD before it was just a DVD... I can't remember what the initials stand for now, it is just a DVD, like a compact disc is just a CD to many people... (I can at least remember that one...)

[Lustrousstone]

Jay I think whatever terms you choose you will need to define them so that your readers see what you see, so why not use those already well defined such as ogee. Baluster is, apparently, less well-defined shapewise in the wider world, so there you could perhaps opt for tear drop or inverse teardrop. I think perhaps you need to minimse your terms but use adjectives to widen their scope

[Andy]

Im reminded by a sketch with Rowan Atkinson, 'Not the 9 oclock news' when he talked about a
Flange of Baboons, made up for the sketch, the term is now in general use

Andy

[josordoni]

LOL Baboon is SUCH a Rowan Atkinson sort of word... I can hear him saying it..

BaB-Booon

lovely explosive consonants... 

[Frank]

But this discussion is about one of the oldest areas of glass collecting with terminology defined by generations of collectors and scholars. Creating a web page with newly invented terminology would only result in derision.

[josordoni]

But this discussion is about one of the oldest areas of glass collecting with terminology defined by generations of collectors and scholars. Creating a web page with newly invented terminology would only result in derision.

I don't even think that much attention would be spent on it.  Derision requires a modicum of effort.  New terminology would simply be ignored.

[KevinH]

New terminology would simply be ignored.

Hmmm, not entirely! I included, in 2004, in my web pages, for a particular paperweight

:"The terminology may or may not have already been used, but I have chosen to refer to this design pattern as a "Mixed Concentric".

I have seen the (possibly) new term "mixed concentric" used twice now by other folk!

[Frank]

Of course it should Kevin, from your stable!

[josordoni]

New terminology would simply be ignored.

Hmmm, not entirely! I included, in 2004, in my web pages, for a particular paperweight

:"The terminology may or may not have already been used, but I have chosen to refer to this design pattern as a "Mixed Concentric".

I have seen the (possibly) new term "mixed concentric" used twice now by other folk!

I think the point is that there was an obvious need for the new term, and the fact it has been used shows that it was useful and descriptive, and so filled the gap.

I do think that there is a need for some new extensions to the terms for some of the stem and bowl shapes.