engobe

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noun

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

OriginFrench engobe →
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Meanings

nounengobe (countable and uncountable, plural engobes)

plural engobes

  1. countableuncountableA non-black clay slip coating applied to a ceramic body to give it decorative color or improved texture.
  2. countableuncountableA clay slip which is colored with metal oxides or stains, used for coating the surface of a pot either before or after bisque firing.

Origin

  1. Frenchengobe
  2. Englishengobe

From French engobe; see en-, gober.

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Translations

Czech engoba
  • engobaA clay slip coating applied to a ceramic body
Danish engobe
  • engobeA clay slip coating applied to a ceramic body
Dutch engobe
  • engobeA clay slip coating applied to a ceramic body
French engobe
  • engobeA clay slip coating applied to a ceramic body
German Engobe
  • EngobeA clay slip coating applied to a ceramic body

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

engobe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/engobe

MLA

“engobe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/engobe. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “engobe,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/engobe.

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