unfired
- adjective
- /ʌnˈfaɪərd/
- Specialized
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- Babalawos (Ifa diviners) and olooguns create their own empowered sigidi figures in the form of solid, unfired clay figures.
- unfired clay
Examples
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There were also numerous lumps of unfired clay.
Blog text (11) -
Finally, the shiny knife marks the unfired pottery.
Academic text (2007) -
Although the vocabulary used to describe the two activities differs, many potters told me that having unfired pots is like being pregnant.
Academic text (2007) -
Despite his skills as an artist, the sigidi was crudely modeled: a torso with a large head molded from unfired clay.
Academic text (2000) -
The artist prepared several pieces of unfired clay to work with before the kiln is ready.
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These unfired bricks need to be kept dry until they are ready to be baked.
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After mixing the water with the powder, the mixture became a soft, unfired mass ideal for shaping.
Synonyms
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Not made warm or hot
Not fully solid after making, like metal or mortar
Not cooked in an oven and still raw
A clay or pottery surface that is rough, not shiny, and soaks up water
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
unfired = fired (transparent) = un + fire + ed
Un- negates the ceramics sense of 'fired' (baked in a kiln), so the derivation is clear to learners familiar with pottery vocabulary.
Etymology
Unfired starts with un- meaning 'not' and the fired part comes from fire, which also means 'to bake or harden in a kiln'. So unfired clay is 'not baked' and is still soft.