Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In ceramics, glaze applied to pottery or porcelain biscuit.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Ceramics) The lead glaze used for pottery.
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- adjective Of or pertaining to
lead glazing, or thekiln firing process for thisglaze .
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Examples
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The final glost fire is a high-temperature fire in contrast to the low-temperature glost fire in the china process.
European Lithographic | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles 2009
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Glaze hardness is highest in high-temperature porcelain and lowest in low-glost-fire fine china.
European Lithographic | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles 2009
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In addition to these risks you must remember the number of hands through which an article passes from the time of its moulding to its final arrival from the glost-kiln.
The Story of Porcelain Sara Ware Bassett 1920
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They say, however, that such a method is more successful for biscuit (the unglazed china) than for the glost.
The Story of Porcelain Sara Ware Bassett 1920
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"No. For the glazed china we generally use glost saggers that have been covered on the inner side with a coating of enamel."
The Story of Porcelain Sara Ware Bassett 1920
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Dunbar has perverted & false glost them to the Lords of Trade; nor am I answerable if the cap* of the fort exceeded my orders by any thing he said or did.
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"No. The glost firing usually takes only from twenty-four to thirty-six hours.
The Story of Porcelain Sara Ware Bassett 1920
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