Stone-paste

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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."

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"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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