clay slip

collocation in English

meaningsofclayandslip

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clay
noun[U]
uk
/kleɪ/us
/kleɪ/
thick, heavy soil that is soft when wet, and hard when dry or baked, used for making bricks ...
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slip
noun
uk
/slɪp/us
/slɪp/
a small piece ...
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(Definition ofclayandslipfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Then, the contours were redrawn with a brush, using a glossyclayslip.
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The space between figures was filled with a glossy greyclayslip.
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In black-figure pottery, the artist would paint figures with a glossyclayslipon a red clay pot.
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The piece is covered in a reddishclayslipand set out to dry and then this process is repeated.
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Gnomes may be made from terracottaclayslip(runny clay) poured into molds.
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To render the depictions of human anatomy more plastic and realistic, he introduced the relief line and the use of dilutedclayslip.
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Breaks and cracks in both dry and fired paper clay work can be repaired with paperclayslip.
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This earthenware developed into a pottery tradition that mostly used clay thinly coated with a fineclayslip.
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When the piece is completely formed, it is covered in a whiteclayslipto serve as a base, then fired for five hours.
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Instead, a more porousclayslipwas used for decoration.
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One method creates a smooth surface covered withclayslip, terra sigillata, which responds particularly well to the saggar technique.
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Exekias worked mainly in the black-figure technique, which involved the painting of scenes using aclayslipthat fired to black, with details created through incision.
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The pots are painted with clay slips and mineral pigments.
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Clay slipped from the public life in her last decade.
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The training allowed for indigenous traditions, such as burnishing to be combined with the use of high quality clay slips.
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