semiglazed

adj — 2 senses

semiglazed

adj

Etymology From semi- + glazed.

1

Slightly glazed; covered by a thin gloss.

  • Sift a small quantity of the dust on to a semiglazed white paper about 8 by 10 inches.1921, United States. Department of the Treasury, Treasury Decisions Under Customs and Other Laws:
  • The semiglazed chintz curtains are hung from a rod placed inside a painted wooden cornice.1928, Helen Koues, Helen Koues on decorating the house in the early American, colonial, English, and Spanish manner, page 116:
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  • Two-inch-square tan or turquoise-colored semiglazed tile is attractive and has the advantage of not showing footmarks or discoloration.1946, Gladys Beckett Jones, Manual of Smart Housekeeping, page 12:
2

Partially glazed; glazed over only part of the surface or not completely glazed over.

  • As she peered at me from semiglazed eyes, her yawn was interrupted by a rich giggle.1957, Welbourn Kelley, Alabama empire, page 339:
  • This smaller foot is normal on examples dating at the end of the 2nd century, as well as on semiglazed bowls (see below).1997, Susan I. Rotroff, Hellenistic Pottery: Athenian and Imported Wheelmade Table Ware and Related Material:
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  • Semiglazed bowls (22) have a simple ring foot and convex lower wall that constricts and is pulled out in its upper reaches to form a concave upper wall terminating in a tapered, outturned rim. They are given the name “semiglazed” because most examples from Corinth are dipped in slip to about mid-wall on the exterior.2014, Gerald P. Schaus, Stymphalos: The Acropolis Sanctuary - Volume 1, →ISBN, page 203:

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