All Words Glossary

Glossary of Ceramics Terms
beginning with letter P
Browse the Ceramics Glossary
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 

paste Tweet Definition of paste Like Definition of paste on Facebook
noun 
  1. A soft mixture, in particular:
  1. One of flour, fat, or similar ingredients used in making pastry.
  2. One of pounded foods, such as fish paste, liver paste, or tomato paste.
  3. One used as an adhesive, esp. for putting up wallpapers, etc.
    1. A hard lead-containing glass, or an artificial gemstone made from this glass.
verb (past, ing)
  1. (transitive) To stick with paste; to cause to adhere by or as if by paste.
  2. (context, intransitive, computing) To insert a piece of text previously copied or cut from somewhere else.
  3. (transitive) To strike or beat someone or something.
     
pate Tweet Definition of pate Like Definition of pate on Facebook
noun (plural pates)
  1. The top of the head.
He had a shiny, bald .
     
peloton Tweet Definition of peloton Like Definition of peloton on Facebook
noun 
  1. (cycling) The main group of riders formed during a cycling road race.
     
porcelain Tweet Definition of porcelain Like Definition of porcelain on Facebook
noun 
  1. a hard, white, translucent ceramic that is made by firing kaolin and other materials; china.
  2. anything manufactured from this material.
     
pottery Tweet Definition of pottery Like Definition of pottery on Facebook
noun (uncountable in most senses)
  1. all fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
The shelves were lined with of all shapes and sizes.
  1. (countable, plural potteries) a workshop where pottery is made
I visited the old potteries and saw the pots being made.
  1. the craft of making pots from clay
W:Bernard Leach, Bernard Leach was skilled at .
     
prunt Tweet Definition of prunt Like Definition of prunt on Facebook
noun 
  1. A small piece of glass fused to the main body of a piece of glasswork and then shaped or pressed, for decoration
     

Browse the Dictionary
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

 Find:
  Words Starting With:
  Words Ending With:
  Words Containing:
  Words That Match:

 
 Translate Into:
  
Dutch   French   German
  
Italian   Spanish
    Show results per page.

   
Allwords Copyright 1998-2024 All rights reserved.