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- French · borrowed frompâte-sur-pâte
- English todaypâte-sur-pâte
From French pâte-sur-pâte (literally “paste on paste”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A method of porcelain decoration in which a relief design is created on an unfired, unglazed body by applying successive layers of slip (liquid clay) with a brush, and then carving it to produce fine detail, before the piece is fired. Full definition →
From French pâte-sur-pâte (literally “paste on paste”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.