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Noun: saggar  sag-u(r)
  1. A ceramic container used inside a fuel-fired kiln to protect pots from the flame
    "The potter carefully placed the delicate pieces in a saggar before firing";
    - sagger
     
  2. Fireclay used to make ceramic casings
    "They mixed the saggar to create protective containers for the kiln";
    - sagger

Derived forms: saggars

Encyclopedia: Saggar