engobe

See also: engobé

English

Etymology

From French engobe, see en-, gober.

Noun

engobe (plural engobes)

1. A white or colored clay slip coating applied to a ceramic body to give it decorative color or improved texture.
2. 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.

Translations

A clay slip coating applied to a ceramic body

• Czech: engoba f
• Danish: engobe
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Dutch: engobe
• French: engobe (fr) m

References

• Merriam-Webster's Third International Dictionary, unabridged. Springfield, Mass.
• Krueger, Dennis (December 1982). "Why On Earth Do They Call It Throwing?" Studio Potter Vol. 11, Number 1.[1]
• Multilingual Dictionary of Pottery Words - English/Dutch/French

Anagrams

• begone

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Danish

Noun

engobe c (singular definite engoben, plural indefinite engober)

1. engobe

Declension

Declension of engobe

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	engobe	engoben	engober	engoberne
genitive	engobes	engobens	engobers	engobernes

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Dutch

Etymology

French engobe, see en-, gober.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: en‧go‧be

Noun

engobe m (plural engobes)

1. engobe

Anagrams

• beogen

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.ɡɔb/

Noun

engobe m (plural engobes)

1. engobe

Verb

engobe

1. inflection of engober:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “engobe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.