| 单词 | biscuit oven |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbiscuit oven a. As a modifier, in the sense ‘used to fire clay into bisque’ (cf. sense A. 4), as in biscuit oven (now rare), biscuit kiln; also more generally in sense A. 4. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > furnace or kiln > kiln > [noun] > pottery kilns pot-oven1702 biscuit oven1768 gloss-oven1825 glaze-kiln1839 porcelain kiln1848 grand feu1850 smother-kiln1851 bisque1853 muffle kiln1853 muffle1875 1752 Gentleman's Mag. 22 348 (caption) The porcelain manufactory at Worcester... 3 Biscuit kilns. 4 Glasing kilns. 1768 J. Wedgwood Let. 13 June in Sel. Lett. (1965) 65 We..cannot keep Pace with the Biscuit oven. 1784 J. Wedgwood in Philos. Trans. 1783 (Royal Soc.) 73 285 Mixed with porcelain biscuit body, it gives darker or lighter shades of black and brown, as the quantity is greater or less in proportion to the body. 1801 Repertory of Arts 15 163 If of metal, [the pallet]..should be enameled... If of porcelain, to be left in the biscuit state. 1863 Adelaide Observer 28 Nov. Suppl. 1/4 It had advanced only so far as the ‘biscuit’ stage; but there is no doubt that, when subjected to the glazing process, it will compare favourably with Staffordshire ware. 1902 A. Bennett Anna of Five Towns viii. 172 There's the biscuit oven, but we can't inspect it because it's just being drawn. 1911 W. A. Nelson Clay Deposits W. Tennessee 110 The ware after being molded is placed in a china ware kiln and burned to biscuit heat. 1981 S. Bates Pottery ix. 51 Another common cause of a pot blowing up is when it has been packed into the biscuit kiln before it is really dry. 2002 J. Doherty Porcelain vii. 72 Fine bowls can be packed rim to rim in the biscuit kiln. < as lemmas |
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