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engobe

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From French engobe; see en-, gober.

noun engobes

  1. countable, uncountable A non-black clay slip coating applied to a ceramic body to give it decorative color or improved texture.
  2. countable, uncountable A clay slip which is colored with metal oxides or stains, used for coating the surface of a pot either before or after bisque firing.

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noun A clay slip coating applied to a ceramic body

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"engobe." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/engobe. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{engobe_2026,
  title = {engobe},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/engobe},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}