encastage

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noun

The placing of pottery in a saggar so that it can be dried by fire.

OriginFrench encastage →
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Meanings

nounencastage (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe placing of pottery in a saggar so that it can be dried by fire.

Origin

  1. Frenchencastage
  2. Englishencastage

From French encastage.

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APA

encastage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/encastage

MLA

“encastage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/encastage. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “encastage,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/encastage.

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