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encastage

encastage noun: the placing of pottery in a saggar so that it can be dried by fire.

Noun

encastage (uncountable)

  1. The placing of pottery in a saggar so that it can be dried by fire.

Origin of encastage

From French encastage.

Questions about encastage

What does encastage mean?
Encastage means the placing of pottery in a saggar so that it can be dried by fire.
What part of speech is encastage?
Encastage is a noun.

Words near encastage in the dictionary

  1. encasket
  2. encasketed
  3. encasketing
  4. encaskets
  5. encasserole
  6. encastage
  7. encastellate
  8. encastellated
  9. encastellates
  10. encastellating
  11. encastle

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