underglaze

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noun

A decorative slip applied to the surface of pottery before glazing.

OriginEnglish glaze ← Middle English under- ← Old English under- →
UncommonScrabble 21
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Meanings

noununderglaze (countable and uncountable, plural underglazes)

plural underglazes

  1. countableuncountableA decorative slip applied to the surface of pottery before glazing.

    Blue and white pieces from doll's dinner- and tea-services. Jug 1½ ins. high, cups 1 in. high, plate 1¼ ins. diameter. Also there are many larger cups and saucers, dishes, teapots and jugs, all very beautiful and some with S in underglaze blue marked on them.

    1971, Gwen White, Antique Toys And Their Background, page 236
verbunderglaze (third-person singular simple present underglazes, present participle underglazing, simple past and past participle underglazed)

present singular third person underglazes · participle present underglazing · participle past underglazed · past underglazed

  1. To apply a decorative slip to the surface of pottery before glazing.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁entér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂én
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  5. Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰí
  6. Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰér
  7. Proto-Germanic*under
  8. Proto-West Germanic*undar
  9. Old Englishunder-
  10. Middle Englishunder-
  11. Englishunder-
  12. Englishglaze
  13. Englishunderglaze

From under- + glaze.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 釉下彩
  • 釉下彩 (yòuxiàcǎi)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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