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Wheel throwing creates ceramic objects from raw clay on a potter's wheel. Click to open Glossary. Firing converts soft greenware to hard ceramic state by firing at high kiln heat. Click to open Glossary. Cone is a pyramid of clay that bends at a specific temperature, used to ensure optimal temperature for a ceramic work being fired in a kiln. Click to open Glossary. Underglaze is slip applied to greenware to decorate or seal the surface. Click to open Glossary. Clear gloss is transparent coating applied to the surface of a ceramic work to seal or protect it. Click to open Glossary. Refiring involves repetitive firing at lower and lower temperatures to prevent damage to prefired glazes. Click to open Glossary. Luster is a liquid coating applied to prefire glazes to impart a metallic sheen. Click to open Glossary. Stoneware is a type of clay that yields hard, durable, nonporous ceramic objects by firing at high kiln heat. Click to open Glossary.