lead glaze

[ led ]

noun

, Ceramics.

1. a siliceous glaze containing lead oxide as a flux.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lead glaze¹

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

An amber lead glaze imparts a golden yellow to the slip-covered portions and a brownish amber to the exposed red paste.

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The whole was then covered with a clear lead glaze which afforded a finish very much like modern earthenware.

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It was cream ware which had received a heavy lead glaze richly and warmly coloured in brown.

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This lead-glaze was soft, but it had a sort of metallic, iridescent lustre, which is one of its peculiarities and beauties.

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Fragments of a flowerpot have a body similar to the foregoing, but are lined with slip under a lead glaze.

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