Saggar

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  • n. A ceramic container used inside a fuel-fired kiln to protect pots from the flame.
  • n. Fireclay used to make ceramic casings.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A box or case of hard pottery in which porcelain and other delicate ceramic wares are inclosed for baking.
  • In ceramics, to place in or upon a saggar.
  • n. The cast-iron box in which white iron castings are packed with an oxid of iron, such as hematite ore, to be exposed to the heat of the reverberatory furnace in the process of rendering them malleable.
    • Word Usage
    "A saggar is a protective ceramic vessel in which a pot is placed when fired in the kiln."
    Cross Reference
    saggar maker's bottom knocker    saggar maker   
     
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