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potsherd

[ pot-shurd ]

noun

  1. a broken pottery fragment, especially one of archaeological value.


potsherd

/ ˈpɒtˌʃɜːd; ˈpɒtˌʃɑːd /

noun

  1. a broken fragment of pottery
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of potsherd1

1275–1325; Middle English; equivalent to pot pot 1 + sherd, variant of shard
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Word History and Origins

Origin of potsherd1

C14: from pot 1+ schoord piece of broken crockery; see shard
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Example Sentences

In like manner, the painting on the potsherd given above, is made with white clay, and with black clay containing coal.

This specimen was obtained from a small potsherd picked up near Washington, D.C.

The potsherd of the earth may strive with the potsherd, but woe to the man that strives with his Maker.

The piece of potsherd was covered with white enamel, described by Palissy as “singularly beautiful!”

The material on one only of the three hundred pieces of potsherd had melted, and it was taken out to cool.

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