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glost
(glost)
Pronunciation:
/glɒst/
noun
the second firing of ceramic ware, in which the glaze is fused:
[
as modifier
]
:
a glost kiln
Origin:
late 19th century
: apparently a dialect alteration of
gloss
1
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