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underglaze

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-glaze
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A decorative slip applied to the surface of pottery before glazing.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To apply a decorative slip to the surface of pottery before glazing.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English glaze English underglaze From under- + glaze.

Usage

Inflected Forms

underglazes (plural) underglazes (present, singular) underglazing (participle, present) underglazed (participle, past) underglazed (past)

Questions

What does underglaze mean?
A decorative slip applied to the surface of pottery before glazing.
Where does underglaze come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English glaze English underglaze From under- + glaze.

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