millie carpenter on fri 31 mar 00
while we are on this thread of bisque/bisket, where did 'glost' come from?
Millie in Md
ferenc jakab wrote:
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> I'm not sure about the origin of 'bisque'. I've always assumed it was from
> the French too. However I do know that it is mostly used incorrectly. The
> state that we usually call bisque is actually biscuit. I.e. where the ware
> (pardon the pun) is fired to a temperature lower than that to which the
> glaze will be fired. Bisque is used in industrial production where the ware
> is fired to a higher temperature than the temperature of the glost firing.
> Feri.
ferenc jakab on sat 1 apr 00
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> while we are on this thread of bisque/bisket, where did 'glost' come
from?
>
> Millie in Md
Millie,
O.k. I said it I must explain it. According to the Shorter Oxford
Dictionary, it is a dialectic change to gloss and originally referred to
lead glazes, or a glaze (glost) kiln.
That's my mediocre contribution,
Feri.
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