slip casting

noun

1. a pottery-making process in which partially liquefied clay is poured into a plaster mold.

Word History and Origins

Origin of slip casting¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

Reveling in the imperfections of fired clay and forgoing shortcuts like slip casting, a method that involves pouring liquid clay into a mold, these artisans relish the mark of the maker.

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Lose a year at our professions, and most likely have the slip casting up against us in one way or another for the next twenty years.

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