Ceramics

Ceramics

Of or pertaining to the art or technique of making objects of ceramic such as porcelain, earthenware or tile.

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De-airing

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

The process of removing the air from a plastic clay mass, usually accomplished through wedging, or far more effectively with a vacuum de-airing pugmill.

Rolled edge

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Bevelled edge obtained by rolling the outer edge of the foot of a soft-leather-hard pot at an angle against a hard flat surface, or by paddling the edge.

Deflocculation

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

The dispersion of clay slip or glaze by the addition of an electrolyte e.g.sodium silicate or soda ash

Delft

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Opaque lead glazed eathenware often decorated by metal oxides prior to firing

Cut glaze

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Bare areas on glazed ware caused by mechanical damage of the glaze prior to firing.

Resist

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Material used in glazing and decorating which can be applied to surface to prevent adhesion of slip or glaze. Resists may be in the form of tape or adhesive-backed paper, or liquid.