| 单词 | chicken skin vase |
| 释义 | > as lemmaschicken skin vase 3. Ceramics. A regular pattern of small circular bumps in the surface of a glaze. Chiefly as a modifier, as in chicken skin vase. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > unevenness > [noun] > roughness > rough part, object, or feature roughOE ragged?c1225 roughnessa1398 ruba1616 asperity1662 chicken skin1897 1897 Jrnl. Soc. Arts 15 Oct. 1145/1 The glaze aggregates somewhat into more or less clearly defined drops, forming naturally those subtle and delightfully mottled surfaces known as ‘orange-skin’ or ‘chicken-skin’. 1901 Lady's Realm 10 652/2 The chicken-skin [design]—namely, a sort of groundwork with tiny pin-points all over it, which shows up the flowers to perfection. 1922 W. Burton J. Wedgwood & his Pottery iv. 40 Its finely-granulated surface, recalling the chicken-skin texture of some of the Oriental porcelains, imparts a distinctive quality. 1978 Winchester (Va.) Evening Star 24 Aug. 27/1 (advt.) Rare porcelain Famile Rose Chicken skin vase. 2002 M. Miller Antiques Source Bk. 2002–3 124/2 A fine quality Chinese export porcelain, two handled vase, decorated with a turquoise chicken skin ground and bright ‘Mandarin’ panels. < as lemmas |
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