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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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Glaze
Arts & crafts; Ceramics
A thin coating of glass. An impervious silicate coating, which is developed in clay ware by the fusion under heat of inorganic materials.
Leather hand
Arts & crafts; Ceramics
Stage of the clay between plastic and bone dry. Clay is still damp enough to join it to other pieces using slip.
Kiln furniture
Arts & crafts; Ceramics
Refractory posts and shelves used for stacking pottery in the kiln for firing.
Kiln
Arts & crafts; Ceramics
A furnace of refractory clay bricks for firing pottery and for fusing glass.
Matt glaze
Arts & crafts; Ceramics
A dull glaze surface, not very reflective when fired. It needs a slow cooling period or it may turn shiny.
