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A glasswork technique, which produces distinctive decorative patterns on glassware, using glass cane or rods, with multicoloured patterns, which are viewable only from the cut ends of the cane. Millefiori beads are made of plain glass bead cores, thin slices of cut cane are pressed into the bead surface, forming mosaic-like patterns, while the glass is still hot. The term millefiori is a combination of the Italian words "mille" (thousand) and "fiori" (flowers), roughly translating into multi floral.