clay vs engobe

clay

noun
  • A mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics. 

  • A moth, Mythimna ferrago 

  • A tennis court surface made of crushed stone, brick, shale, or other unbound mineral aggregate. 

  • A clay pigeon. 

  • A clay pipe for smoking tobacco. 

  • Land or territory of a country or other political region, especially when subject to territorial claims 

  • An earth material with ductile qualities. 

  • The material of the human body. 

  • A particle less than 3.9 microns in diameter, following the Wentworth scale. 

verb
  • To purify using clay. 

  • To add clay to, to spread clay onto. 

engobe

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

  • 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. 

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