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Ceramics

Of or pertaining to the art or technique of making objects of ceramic such as porcelain, earthenware or tile.

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paper resist

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Decoration technique where strips of moist or adhesive paper is adhered to the surface to resist application of slip or glaze.

carpal-tunnel syndrome

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Serious affliction of the wrist resulting from excessive and/or stressful repetitive-motion activity such as hand-wedging clay. See PUGMILL.

partial reduction

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

see CLIMBING REDUCTION.

castable

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Short for castable refractory - a refractory mix which can be cast into molds to form kiln parts.

particle size

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

 The distribution of particle sizes either as a powder or a slurry. Important measure in manufacture of glaze or colour.

casting

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

 Forming pottery by pouring a slip into a porous mould

pate-sur-pate

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Paste-on-paste - decoration in which sculptural relief decoration is built up with contrasting slip on surface of leather-hard ware.

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