pottery

[ pot-uh-ree ]

/ ˈpɒt ə ri /

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noun, plural pot·ter·ies.

ceramic ware, especially earthenware and stoneware.

the art or business of a potter; ceramics.

a place where earthen pots or vessels are made.

Nearby words

potter, beatrix, potter, paul, potteresque, potteries, potteries, the, pottery, potting shed, potting soil, pottle, potto, potts' operation

Origin of pottery

First recorded in 1475–85; potter¹ + -y³

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Examples from the Web for pottery

This tea caddy is rather splendid Much of the pottery is gilded in 22 carat gold leaf.
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The fork end was used to lift sticky sweetmeats out of pottery jars; the spoon end was used to scoop up the luscious syrup.
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As it has come down to us “on the borders of pottery and textiles, the meander resembles a maze or labyrinth.”
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Recently, however, he had left his job to focus on pottery making.
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You have reproduced my room there with hardly a change, save the pictures and the pottery.
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I could find no remains of masonry, nor any fragments of inscribed bricks, pottery, or sculptured alabaster.
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In others we find remains of pottery evidently manufactured on the spot in larger quantities than the village could use.
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A great advance in the manufacture of pottery was achieved during the Pyramid Age, when the potter's wheel was invented.
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A complete series of pottery belonging to this tomb is given in Pl.
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British Dictionary definitions for pottery

pottery

/ (ˈpɒtərɪ) /

noun plural -teries

articles, vessels, etc, made from earthenware and dried and baked in a kiln

a place where such articles are made

the craft or business of making such articles

Related formsRelated adjective: fictile

Word Origin for pottery

C15: from Old French poterie, from potier potter, from pot pot 1

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Word Origin and History for pottery

pottery

late 15c., "a potter's workshop," from Old French poterie (13c.), from potier (see potter (n.)). Attested from 1727 as "the potter's art;" from 1785 as "potteryware."

pottery

noun, plural pot·ter·ies.

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pottery

noun plural -teries

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