underburnv.
transitive. To burn insufficiently.
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the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > burn or consume by fire [verb (transitive)]
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underburn1841
society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > brick and tile making > make bricks and tiles [verb (transitive)] > specific processes
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1841 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 4 341/2 The loss from over-burning, from under-burning and other accidents [to bricks].
Derivatives
ˈunderburnt adj.
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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > clay compositions > baked clay > [adjective] > imperfectly or insufficiently
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under-fired-
1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm I. 555 An under~burnt as well as an over-burnt tile is bad.
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