äⁿkȧstȧzh noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, action of placing pieces of pottery in saggers, from encaster to place (pieces of pottery) in saggers (irregular from en- en- (I) + casette sagger, from case compartment, square of a chessboard — from Spanish casa square of a chessboard, house, from Latin, hut, cabin — + -ette ) + -age — more at casa
: the placing of pottery in a kiln for firing