sagger

[sag-er]

noun

a box or case made of refractory baked clay in which the finer ceramic wares are enclosed and protected while baking.

a hard unlayered clay underlying many coal beds.

verb (used with object)

to place in or on a sagger.

Also sag·gar, seggar.

Origin of sagger

First recorded in 1680–90; perhaps variant of safeguard

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British Dictionary definitions for saggar

saggar

sagger

noun

a clay box in which fragile ceramic wares are placed for protection during firing

Word Origin for saggar

C17: perhaps alteration of safeguard

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