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2024
saggar
saggar
English
Alternative forms
sagger
Noun
saggar
(
plural
saggars
)
A
ceramic
container
used inside a fuel-fired
kiln
to
protect
pots
from the
flame
.
Fireclay
used to make ceramic casings.
Translations
ceramic container
French:
gazette
(fr)
f
Spanish:
gaceta refractaria
f
fireclay
See also
saggar maker
saggar maker's bottom knocker
References
Krueger, Dennis (December 1982). "Why On Earth Do They Call It Throwing?"
Studio Potter
Vol. 11, Number 1.
(etymology)
Etymology
Uncertain, possibly a contracted form of
safeguard
.
Pronunciation
(
US
)
IPA
(key)
:
/ˈsæɡ.əɹ/
(
UK
)
IPA
(key)
:
/ˈsæɡ.ə/
Rhymes:
-æɡə(r)
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