Stone-paste
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A mixture of clay and frit used to create ceramics. countable, uncountable
"Akin to European soft-paste porcelain, this material, known as fritware or stone-paste, is described in the fourtheenth-century treatise of Ahu'l Qasim as consisting of ten parts ground quartz, one part ground glass and one part fine white clay."
Example
More examples"Akin to European soft-paste porcelain, this material, known as fritware or stone-paste, is described in the fourtheenth-century treatise of Ahu'l Qasim as consisting of ten parts ground quartz, one part ground glass and one part fine white clay."
Etymology
From stone + paste.
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