semiglazed
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Partially glazed; glazed over only part of the surface or not completely glazed over.
Example Sentences
- "Sift a small quantity of the dust on to a semiglazed white paper about 8 by 10 inches."
- "The semiglazed chintz curtains are hung from a rod placed inside a painted wooden cornice."
- "Two-inch-square tan or turquoise-colored semiglazed tile is attractive and has the advantage of not showing footmarks or discoloration."
- "As she peered at me from semiglazed eyes, her yawn was interrupted by a rich giggle."
- "This smaller foot is normal on examples dating at the end of the 2nd century, as well as on semiglazed bowls (see below)."
- "Semiglazed bowls (22) have a simple ring foot and convex lower wall that constricts and is pulled out in its upper reaches to form a concave upper wall terminating in a tapered, outturned rim. They are given the name “semiglazed” because most examples from Corinth are dipped in slip to about mid-wall on the exterior."