Established in ceramic tool refers to carve, after blowing glaze kiln firing a ceramic decoration.

刻划花是指用工具在陶瓷坯体上刻划出纹样，经施釉入窑烧制而成的一种陶瓷装饰方法。

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The way things are going it would not be surprising to see Zimbabwe or Venezuela experiment with firing squads as an economic tool.

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The second-stage engine cut out three minutes too soon, apparently because of a leak caused by a tool left inside it after a test firing two years ago.

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