Definition of overburn
: to burn (something, such as clay) too long or at a higher than normal temperature
Some of the bricks were excessively dark, he explained, a sign that they had been overburned in the kiln.— Samuel C. Florman … this type of glaze will craze when overburned sufficiently …— H. H. Sortwell
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The first known use of overburn was in the 14th century
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