Etymology

pâte-sur-pâte

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 →

French pâte-sur-pâte
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  1. French · borrowed frompâte-sur-pâte
  2. English todaypâte-sur-pâte

From French pâte-sur-pâte (literally “paste on paste”).

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