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Ceramics
Of or pertaining to the art or technique of making objects of ceramic such as porcelain, earthenware or tile.
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Claybody
Arts & crafts; Ceramics
Clay mixture formulated of clays and other ceramic raw materials to give desired working characteristics.
Plucked ware
Arts & crafts; Ceramics
A fault caused by the ware sticking to the refractory support during firing
Chuck
Arts & crafts; Ceramics
On the wheel, a temporary wet-clay form or re-useable bisque-fired form upon which wares may be inverted for trimming.
Polishing
Arts & crafts; Ceramics
As compared to burnishing, the act of creating a shiny surface on terra sigillata (or any clay or slip) by rubbing with soft cloth, a soft brush, or a piece of plastic film.
Chun
Arts & crafts; Ceramics
A pale gray-blue feldspathic stoneware glaze featuring opalescence due to inclusions of phosphorous and/or other materials.
Chinoiserie
Arts & crafts; Ceramics
European pottery, 18th century and later, featuring decoration inspired by imported Chinese Ming Dynasty wares.
Platelates
Arts & crafts; Ceramics
Flat, thin crystals which make up clay. When wet they become sticky and slippery, creating the phenomenon we call plasticity.
