ground laying (groundla ing)

In ceram., the first proce in decorating by means of enameled color. It consists in laying a coat of boiled oil upon the biscuit, and then leveling or bo ing it (see bo ing, 1); the color is then dusted on, and adheres to the oil. If it is nece ary to have a white panel or medallion, that part of the piece is covered previously with an application, called a stencil, which prevents the oil from adhering to the surface. Also called grounding. In fine enamelling, ground - laying is the first proce . C. T. Davis, Bricks and Tiles, p. 89. IMG:content-2722.png:[blocks in formation] thalloid liverworts, as Marchantia . Also called the cellar, though this is usually raised above dog-lichen. the surface of the ground. Also ground - plot . ground-lizard (ground'liz"ärd), n . 1. The Hence-2. A first, general, or fundamental small Jamaican lizard Ameira dorsal is .-2. A plan of any kind. tal plane of projection in perspective drawing. common harmle skink of the southern United ground-plane (ground'plān), n. The horizon- States, Oligosoma laterale . It is of a chestnut color, with a black lateral band edged with white, yellowish ground-plate (ground'plat), n . 1. In building, belly, and bluish under the tail, of slender form, and about 5 inches long. groundlyt (ground'li), adv . [Early mod. E. also groundely, growndlie; thynges are found A man growndlie learned. Tyndale, Works, Ascham, The Scholemaster, p. 114. After ye had read and groundely pondered the contentes of my letters than to you addre ed. Stute Papers, i. 62.