greenware

Etymology

From green + -ware. From the concept that it is not yet "ripe" but rather needs time to age before being ready.

noun

1. (ceramics, usually uncountable) Pottery that has been shaped but not yet fired, especially while it is drying prior to being fireable.
   Greenware needs to be cleaned and then fired to bisque. 1991, Irene Wittig, The Clay Canvas, page 9
2. (ceramics, rare) A form of Chinese pottery having a green glaze.
   Other kilns in Shaanxi and Henan and other provinces in the North, like Shanxi and Shandong, also produced greenwares during the Song period. 1983, Yaw Lu, Mary Tregear, Song Ceramics, page 5