prefiredadj.
/priːˈfʌɪəd/, U.S. /priˈfaɪ(ə)rd/ Of pottery, clay, etc.: fired beforehand, esp. before glazing.
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prefired1938
society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > clay compositions > baked clay > pottery or ceramics > [adjective] > fired in specific way
prefired1938
once-fired1946
1938 W. S. Webb Archaeol. Surv. Norris Basin Eastern Tennessee 276 The bowl-shaped..sherds shown in plate 79, b, with the roughly parallel series of the prefired incised curvilinear and rectilinear lines are represented by only two sherds in the study collection.
1960 W. D. Kingery Introd. Ceramics xiii. 428 The fine structure in the grog (prefired clay)..consists of fine mullite crystals in a siliceous matrix.
1995 Dallas Morning News (Nexis) 25 Oct. j5 The prefired bisque that the shop carries comes mostly in the form of useful items, such as napkin rings, espresso cups and flatware handles.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1938- throw in one's teeth
- throw in teeth
- throw in the melting pot
- throw in the sponge
- throw in the towel
- throw in way
- throw in with
- throw into fits
- throw into gear
- throw into relief
- throw into the melting pot
- throw its tongue
- throw lever
- throw light on
- throw light upon
- throw money about
- throw money at
- throw mud
- throw of the dice
- throw off
- throw off his or her bias
- throw off the scent
- throw off the yoke
- throw on
- throw one's cassock to the nettles