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About 0.02 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A non-black clay slip coating applied to a ceramic body to give it decorative color or improved texture.
2. noun A clay slip which is colored with metal oxides or stains, used for coating the surface of a pot either before or after bisque firing.

Similar words

underglaze enamel green body majolica agateware encaustic tile glost monochrome graniteware pebbleware

Often followed by

is and or rojo to for may with rouge