oilspot glaze

[ oil-spot ]

/ ˈɔɪlˌspɒt /

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noun

a brown or black ceramic glaze dotted with silvery spots caused by impurities.

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Origin of oilspot glaze

First recorded in 1920–25; oil + spot

Words nearby oilspot glaze

oil-seed rape, oil shale, oilskin, oil slick, oil spill, oilspot glaze, oilstone, oil tanker, oiltight, oil varnish, oil well

How to use oilspot glaze in a sentence

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“The scorecard is designed to give them a clear sense of where members of Congress stand,” Glaze says.
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When they have been stewed for twenty minutes glaze them; dish them up with a Financire sauce (see 'Entres la Mode').
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Take off the calico, make them hot and glaze them, and serve with mushrooms and peas, and with a rich brown sauce over them.
Dressed Game and Poultry la Mode|Harriet A. de Salis
On one side lay the diminished creek, now filmed over with a glaze of young ice.
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Mix all together, and stuff your pigeons with it, and then glaze them all over with beaten white of egg.
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