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to underglaze

to underglaze

1 8.2
To paint colored designs on pottery before the final glaze and firing
  • verb
  • /ˈʌndərˌɡleɪz/
  • Specialized
: aplicar engobe
  • She carefully underglazed the bowl, making sure the colors would show through the glaze.

Examples

  • Students learned how to underglaze their pottery pieces in the ceramics class.

  • She underglazed the vase with a beautiful blue color.

  • The artist chose to underglaze the vase with blue patterns before applying the final clear coat.

  • I will underglaze this bowl tomorrow.

  • The artist chose to underglaze the vase with blue patterns before applying the final clear coat.

  • In the ceramics class, students learned how to underglaze their pottery pieces with vibrant colors.

  • She carefully underglazed the bowl, ensuring that the colors would be visible after the glaze.

How Decorated

to embellish
7 6.3
to decorate
224 1.9
to underglaze
  • Specialized
1 8.2
to paint
498 1.0
to mark
111 1.0
to dab
26 2.8

Surface Forms

underglaze infinitive
underglazed past participle
underglazing present participle
underglazes third person singular

Morphology

underglaze = glaze (transparent) = under + glaze

The verb means to apply decoration beneath the final glaze; the meaning follows directly from 'under' + 'glaze'.

Etymology

Underglaze breaks into under 'below' and glaze 'shiny coat', and it means to paint color below the final shiny coat before the pottery is heated so the design stays under the glaze.