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saggar

/ˈsæɡ.ə/US/ˈsæɡ.ɚ/

saggar noun: a ceramic container used inside a fuel-fired kiln to protect pots from the flame.

Noun

saggar (countable and uncountable, plural saggars)

  1. A ceramic container used inside a fuel-fired kiln to protect pots from the flame.
  2. Fireclay used to make ceramic casings.

Verb

saggar (third-person singular simple present saggars, present participle saggaring, simple past and past participle saggared)

  1. (transitive) To place in a saggar.

Forms of saggar

Noun
pluralsaggars
alternative formsagger
Verb
third-person singular presentsaggars
present participlesaggaring
past participlesaggared
pastsaggared

Origin of saggar

Uncertain; possibly a contracted form of safeguard.

Phrases with saggar

Words that rhyme with saggar

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Questions about saggar

What does saggar mean?
Saggar means a ceramic container used inside a fuel-fired kiln to protect pots from the flame.
What part of speech is saggar?
Saggar can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce saggar?
Saggar is pronounced /ˈsæɡ.ɚ/ (US).
What is the plural of saggar?
The plural of saggar is saggars.

Words near saggar in the dictionary

  1. sagewort
  2. sageworts
  3. sagey
  4. sagflation
  5. sagflations
  6. saggar
  7. saggar maker
  8. saggar maker's bottom knocker
  9. saggar maker's bottom knockers
  10. saggar makers
  11. saggard

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