unglazedadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈɡleɪzd/, /(ˌ)ʌŋˈɡleɪzd/, U.S. /ˌənˈɡleɪzd/ 1. Not glazed or having a smooth shining surface.
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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > clay compositions > baked clay > pottery or ceramics > [adjective] > unglazed
unnealed1568
unglazed1599
bisque1807
hydro-ceramic1883
1599 A. M. tr. O. Gaebelkhover Bk. Physicke 43/2 Combure it to poulder in an vnglazede pot.
1617 J. Woodall Surgions Mate 278 Put these into an earthen pan vnglazed.
1694 W. Salmon Pharmacopœia Bateana i. x. 655/1 Lemery heats an unglaz'd Pot or Crucible red hot.
1738 G. Smith tr. Laboratory i. 20 Then take an unglaz'd Pot, or..a large Crucible.
1744 G. Berkeley in A. C. Fraser Life & Lett. G. Berkeley (1871) viii. 300 Tar-water is best made in glazed earthen vessels;..it is finer and clearer when so made than if in unglazed crocks.
1844 H. M. Noad Lect. Electr. (ed. 2) 160 These porous jars..are now composed of the thinnest unglazed biscuit ware.
1874 H. H. Cole Catal. Objects Indian Art S. Kensington Mus. 208 Made of common red clay, unglazed.
2. Not filled in with glass; lacking glass windows.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > window or door > [adjective] > window > glazed > not
unglazed1608
panelessa1763
1608 Presentment in Essex Rev. XV. 46 The churchyard is unfensed, the windows unglazed.
a1721 M. Prior Down-Hall (1723) xxxvii O now a low ruin'd white Shed I discern, Untyl'd and unglaz'd; I believe 'tis a Barn.
1816 Q. Rev. 16 346 Unglazed windows, balconies, and lattices,—shops without windows.
1862 E. Bulwer-Lytton Strange Story I. xxviii. 215 The cornice of the ceiling rested on pilasters, within which the compartments were formed into open unglazed arches.
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