Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

engobe

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
en-gobe
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A non-black clay slip coating applied to a ceramic body to give it decorative color or improved texture.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A clay slip which is colored with metal oxides or stains, used for coating the surface of a pot either before or after bisque firing.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From French engobe; see en-, gober.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

engobes (plural)

Questions

What does engobe mean?
A non-black clay slip coating applied to a ceramic body to give it decorative color or improved texture.
Where does engobe come from?
It is traced to French.

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