Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. An East Indian vegetable product, the chief constituents of which are wax, gum, and bitter extract.
- n. Worm-seed.
- n. In ceramics, same as slip.
Wiktionary
- n. A soft clay used for moulding or decorating pottery
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A paste of clay used in decorating coarse pottery in relief.
Examples
“But trial trenches at its base have revealed an intriguing discovery that may lead to another interpretation: a 5. 9-inch-tall statuette made of fine clay in the barbotine technique that depicts a couple embracing -- a young male and a naked, older female (his head nestled in her breasts).”
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embellish
and embellishment and embellishing
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