‖ engobe
(ɛnˈgəʊb)
[Fr.]
(See quot.)
| 1857 Birch Anc. Pottery (1858) II. 326 An engobe or white coating of pipe-clay, with which the potter has covered the vase. 1875 Fortnum Maiolica i. 9 The translucent coat through which the white ‘slip’ or ‘engobe’ became apparent. |