petit feu [French puh-tee-fœ] WORD ORIGIN noun Ceramics. a firing of ceramics at a low temperature. the category of ceramic colors fired in a muffle kiln at low temperature. Liberaldictionary.com
Compare grand feu. Origin of petit feu French: literally, small fire Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019