Potteries
Americannoun
plural noun
Example Sentences
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In 1928, May Rindge began building a great family mansion, Laudamus Hill, with lavish appointments like carved mahogany doors and tile from her own Malibu Potteries.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2025
"There has been a gradual decline in demand, both in the Potteries but also across the UK," says Rob Hughes, the company's director of operations.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2023
Known as the Potteries, the city is made of six towns strung together by a network of busy A-roads and a shared industrial heritage.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2023
Other infrastructure has been scavenged from factories across the country once operated by companies including Hartstone Pottery, Haeger Potteries and Lenox.
From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2022
In the mews round about the Potteries are the remnants of the Italian colony that drifted here some years ago, when Little Italy in Clerkenwell began to be encroached upon by the modern builder.
From The Strand Magazine, Vol. 27, No. 161, May 1904 by Various
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