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pâte-sur-pâte

pâte-sur-pâte noun: a method of porcelain decoration in which a relief design is created on an unfired, unglazed body by applying successive layers of slip (liquid clay) with a brush, and then carving it to produce fine detail, before the piece is fired.

Noun

pâte-sur-pâte (uncountable)

  1. A method of porcelain decoration in which a relief design is created on an unfired, unglazed body by applying successive layers of slip (liquid clay) with a brush, and then carving it to produce fine detail, before the piece is fired.

Origin of pâte-sur-pâte

From French pâte-sur-pâte (literally “paste on paste”).

Questions about pâte-sur-pâte

What does pâte-sur-pâte mean?
Pâte-sur-pâte means a method of porcelain decoration in which a relief design is created on an unfired, unglazed body by applying successive layers of slip (liquid clay) with a brush, and then carving it to produce fine detail, before the piece is fired.
What part of speech is pâte-sur-pâte?
Pâte-sur-pâte is a noun.

Words near pâte-sur-pâte in the dictionary

  1. Pârâul Negru
  2. pâte brisée
  3. pâte de verre
  4. pâte fermentée
  5. pâte feuilletée
  6. pâte-sur-pâte
  7. pâtisserie
  8. pâtisseries
  9. pâtissier
  10. pâtissiers
  11. pâtissière

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