Bristol glaze

noun

An off-white glaze for ceramics, containing zinc, calcium, etc.

Meanings

nounBristol glaze (plural Bristol glazes)

plural Bristol glazes

  1. An off-white glaze for ceramics, containing zinc, calcium, etc.

Origin

Named after the city of Bristol, England.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

Bristol glaze. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bristol%20glaze

MLA

“Bristol glaze.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bristol%20glaze. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bristol glaze,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bristol%20glaze.

Source: Bristol glaze on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.