noun
- plural of saggar: protective clay boxes used to hold pottery during firing in a kiln
Usage: ceramics; pottery
Examples
- The potter carefully placed the delicate vases inside saggars before firing.
- Saggars protect pottery from direct flame and ash during the kiln firing process.
- The ceramic studio ordered new saggars for their upcoming production run.
- Ancient Chinese potters used saggars to achieve consistent firing results.
- The broken saggars were discarded after the kiln firing was complete.
- Saggars can be reused multiple times if they remain intact after firing.