lead-glazed

English

Adjective

lead-glazed (comparative more lead-glazed, superlative most lead-glazed)

  1. Of or pertaining to the application of a glaze comprising silicates, alkali and lead oxide. Upon firing the mixture produces a translucent glass coating fused to the earthenware body. Coloured lead glazes comprise silicates, alkali, lead oxide and metallic oxide colorants.

'Copied and mass-produced, Minton's new coloured lead glazes sparked an explosion in the manufacture of hard-wearing lead-glazed majolica ware for use in home, garden and architecture.'

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