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greenware

greenware

7.7
A pot or vase shaped but not yet fired
  • noun
  • /ˈɡriːnˌwɛr/
  • Specialized
translation icon : cerámica verde
  • They actually started like casting women's vaginas and putting them on plates and greenware and firing them.

Examples

  • When loading the bone-dry greenware into the kiln, it should be done with a lot of care because it is fragile.

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  • The artist carefully inspected the greenware before placing it in the kiln for firing.

  • After shaping the clay, she left the greenware to dry completely on the shelf.

  • He used a special tool to add texture to the surface of the greenware before it was fired.

Surface Forms

greenware singular
greenwares plural

Morphology

greenware = green + ware (opaque) = green + ware

In ceramics 'green' has the specialised sense 'unfired' which is not obvious to average learners, so the meaning 'unfired pottery' is not directly derivable from the common senses of the parts.

Etymology

Greenware comes from green used to mean 'not yet finished', like 'green wood' that is still wet and must dry, and ware meaning 'things' or 'goods', as in tableware. So greenware pottery is shaped clay that is still unfired and very fragile.