salt glaze

American  

noun

1. a ceramic glaze on stoneware produced by the chemical reaction that occurs when salt is thrown into a kiln during firing.

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Other Word Forms

• salt glazing
  noun

Etymology

Origin of salt glaze

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

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salt glaze

“They used salt glaze, and usually with salt glaze, you have a round kiln like this,” Brackner said.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 25, 2020

The Elers, who followed the Prince of Orange, introduced the Delft ware and the salt glaze.

From The Romance of Industry and Invention by Cochrane, Robert

"So it was this salt glaze that England took up, was it?" ruminated Theo.

From The Story of Porcelain by Bassett, Sara Ware

Earthenware of various kinds covered with salt glaze were made at Fulham, Stoke-on-Trent, and Staffordshire.

From The Story of Porcelain by Bassett, Sara Ware

It is a very hard ware which was fired at high temperatures and finished with a salt glaze, formed by throwing common salt into the furnace.

From New Discoveries at Jamestown Site of the First Successful English Settlement in America by Cotter, John L.