underglaze

[ uhn-der-gleyz ]

adjective

1. (of a color or decoration) applied to a piece before the piece is glazed. glazed.

noun

1. color or decoration applied to a piece before it is glazed. glazed.

underglaze

/ ˈʌndəˌɡleɪz /

adjective

1. ceramics applied to pottery or porcelain before the application of glaze

noun

1. a pigment, etc, applied in this way

Word History and Origins

Origin of underglaze¹

First recorded in 1875–80; under- + glaze

Example Sentences

It features a double glaze: a light matte green underglaze and on top, a brittle yellow glaze, almost translucent, that blisters during the firing process, creating holes that expose the green.

From New York Times

Its seemingly flocked surface is velvety, not slick, with a chrome-yellow underglaze that gives the red surface the passionate crackle of fire.

From Los Angeles Times

Ernest Chaplet’s porcelain Chinese-style square vase with an oxblood glaze poured over its snowy white underglaze goes with a similarly glazed vase shaped like an oblong melon made in China about 100 years earlier.

From New York Times

Guided tours of the factory constantly marvel at the skills involved in the underglaze transfer system, done entirely in house and one of the last of its kind in the world.

From The Guardian

Underglaze, un-dėr-glāz′, adj. suitable for underglaze painting, of a pigment.—Underglaze painting, in ceramics, painting in a vitrifiable pigment before the glaze is applied.

From Project Gutenberg